Police believe Savannah Pruitt did not run away Tennessee Girl, 14, 'Was Her Normal, Bubbly Self' Before Vanishing More than 2 Weeks Ago Authorities are desperately searching in four states for a Tennessee teen who vanished more than two weeks ago from her home and whose cell phone pinged 140 miles away in Kentucky, multiple news outlets report. Savannah Leigh Pruitt, 14, of Madisonville, was last seen at her home on the night of Jan. 13, say authorities, local TV station WATE reports. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Her mother, Christina Pruitt, last saw her daughter between 11 and 11:30 p.m., when the teen was heading to bed, say police, ABC News reports. Hours later, between 5:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., her two cell phones pinged in the Corbin, Kentucky, area — nearly 140 miles from her hometown, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives said at a press conference Friday, WATE reports. “Both phones were powered off at that point and there has not been any activity on either phone since that early morning hour of Jan. 14,” Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detective Jason Fillyaw said at the press conference, ABC News reports. Authorities do not believe Savannah ran away, Fillyaw said, ABC News reports. She is the eldest of four siblings. Her bedroom window was found open and some of her sheets and articles of clothing were missing, say investigators, according to WATE. Savannah’s parents told ABC News they don’t know anyone in Kentucky and don’t believe Savannah does either, andding that nothing seemed amiss the last time they saw their daughter. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. “We were sitting in the living room, talking,” the teen’s father, Randall Pruitt, told ABC News. “She was her normal, bubbly self, and happy.” The FBI and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have joined the search for Savannah, which has expanded into four states including Missouri, WATE reports. But investigators are asking for the public’s help. “At this point in time, we truly need the eyes and ears of the community,” detectives said Friday, ABC News reports. In late December, the family moved back to Tennessee from Lawrenceville, Georgia, where they had lived for many years, local station WSB-TV Atlanta reports. “We’re very heartbroken,” Christina Pruitt told WATE. “I miss her. I don’t understand…” “It’s like having your soul ripped out of your body,” Randall Pruitt told the station. “You can’t think, you can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can’t rest — life has just ceased for us since she left.” Calls to the MCSO and the TBI were not immediately returned. Savannah is 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.<doc-sep>Law enforcement agencies in multiple states have joined authorities in Tennessee in searching for a teenage girl who disappeared from her home two weeks ago. Detective Jason Fillyaw with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee, said during a press conference Friday that 14-year-old Savannah Pruitt was reported missing by her parents on Jan. 14 after her mother found she was not at their Madisonville home. “I’ve been in an investigative position with this agency for three years now, and this is the first time we’ve had a missing juvenile go to this level,” Fillyaw said. “Usually, we locate them within 24 to 48 hours and they’re home safe.” Savannah was last seen around 11 p.m. ET the day before she was reported missing. Savannah Pruitt went missing from her home in Tennessee on Jan. 13, 2019. Monroe County Sheriff's Office Fillyaw said Savannah has two cellphones with her and they pinged the morning of Jan. 14 near a welcome center in the Corbin, Kentucky, area, roughly 130 miles from her home. Investigators believe the teen may have been traveling north to an unknown destination. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office contacted authorities in Corbin, who searched for the girl but did not find her. Her cellphones are no longer turned on, and she has not used social media since before she vanished, Fillyaw said. “Life has just seized for us since the day she left,” Savannah's father, Randall Pruitt, said during the press conference. “It’s like having your soul ripped out of your body. You can’t think, you can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can’t rest,” he said. Her mother, Christina Pruitt, begged her daughter to come back home. “She was my sunshine,” she said, “and now my sunshine is gone. Please help us find our baby, please.” Fillyaw said the girl is not officially classified as endangered because authorities do not have information to suggest Savannah is in direct danger. He also told reporters that he doesn’t believe the missing teenager intended to run away or was in communication with someone who wanted to abduct her. Authorities in Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia are all involved in the investigation. The Atlanta bureau of the FBI confirmed it is assisting with the case because the Pruitt family lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia before moving to Tennessee in December.<doc-sep>
The search is on for a 14-year-old girl who vanished from her Tennessee home more than two weeks ago. Savannah Pruitt was last seen at her home in Madisonville about 11 p.m. Jan. 13, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The teen was believed to have had two cellphones on her at the time of her disappearance. They last pinged about 140 miles away, near Corbin, Kentucky, authorities said. But the phones were no longer on by Jan. 14, the day after Pruitt was last seen. Though officials said they did not believe the teen was in danger, her parents stressed they could think of no reason why Pruitt, the oldest of four children, would run away. “She’s never misbehaved or been a bad kid, ever,” her father, Randall Pruitt, told WVLT-TV. “This is way out in left field for her.” Savannah and her family moved back to Madisonville from Lawrenceville, Georgia, in late December. An avid animal lover, Savannah could often be found with her pet raccoon, horses and other creatures on the family farm. It’s only when discussing their daughter’s passions for animals and the memories associated with better times that the Pruitts managed to smile as they spoke. “It’s like having your soul ripped out of your body,” Randall said at a press conference Friday. “You can’t think, you can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you can’t rest – life has just ceased for us since she left.” On Saturday, the FBI appealed to the public to contact authorities if they spotted Savannah. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also took to social media to spread the word on Savannah’s disappearance. Officials on Monday confirmed the FBI had joined the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the search for Savannah. “At this point in time, we truly need the eyes and ears of the community," a detective told WATE-TV. Pruitt is 5-foot-3 and weighs 110 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 1-423-442-3911, or the TBI at 1-800-824-3463. RELATED STORIES