KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The community was asked to come together on Thursday to raise awareness of the disappearances of two young adults in Kingsport.
Layla Santanello, 21, was last seen on June 27 in Kingsport. Four months later, 19-year-old Hollynn Snapp was last seen on Oct. 15, also in Kingsport.
Hollynn is 4’8” tall, 110 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Layla is 4'10" tall and weighs approximately 135 pounds. with blonde hair and brown eyes.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, both women are considered endangered young adults.
Since then, their families have been doing everything possible to bring their daughters home. A march for the two women was held on Thursday at 5 p.m. at J. Fred Johnson Park.
The goal of the event was to spread the word about their disappearances and to encourage anyone who may have any information on their whereabouts to come forward.
“I think one of the biggest misconceptions in missing person cases is that the local community knows,” said Trevor Lee, a community advocate. “There are so many local people who have no idea, so I think it's about getting everyone's eyes on these cases and keeping their eyes on them because sometimes it takes one person to have an answer or a tip that could lead investigators to answers.”
Lee helped organize the march and said that he speaks with both families almost daily and tries to find any way possible to bring their daughters home.
“Just offer my support and do things like put flyers up, social media, different ways that we can help them get the word out so they're not alone,” said Lee. “Showing up to events like these is big but also just sharing on social media, word of mouth and social media gets things around so quickly. It’s just a matter of keeping their faces out there and getting new eyes on these."
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of these two women is asked to call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
