Marissa Carmichael was leaving a nightclub on Jan. 14, 2024. On her way home, she decided to make a stop at a gas station. That’s when Marissa made a 911 call from an Exxon gas station in Greensboro, North Carolina, to report a robbery. Since then, Marissa has not been heard from again.
Marissa’s mother, Sara, spoke to CBS affiliate WFMY on the second anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance. Sara said, “Seeing everybody that is praying for her and sharing her pictures gives me some hope that she’s not forgotten. People are still thinking about her, they say they think about her all the time, and that really touches me. I still have hope.”
As is the nature of missing persons cases, the sooner a case is followed up, the more likely the person is to be found. So the Greensboro Police Department was already conducting dozens of interviews less than a month after Marissa went missing. Police were able to obtain surveillance footage of her last known whereabouts, and while this has solved cases in the past, this time it led to few answers. The Greensboro PD is still appealing to the public to come forward if they know anything. They encourage anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000 or submit an anonymous tip at p3tips.com.
Marissa’s sister, Emma Villegas, was more worried about foul play potentially being involved in the case. Emma told ABC, “I just want everyone to understand that she did not willingly go missing. She would never willingly go missing.” Sara reiterated this, saying that Marissa would never cut off contact with her 5 children and family because that was “out of character.”
People revealed that police have shared that there have been no updates on the case as of this time. When officers first arrived at the gas station where Marissa called from at 4:20 a.m., the clerk told them that Marissa “had gotten a lift from another customer.” This would suggest that Marissa was safely removed from the situation thanks to another good Samaritan, but the case remains peculiar, as the more information that emerges, the more the mystery around her disappearance deepens.
What is known so far is that Marissa drove up to the Exxon gas station, borrowed a phone, and called the police to report that someone who had been with her in the car threw things out of her vehicle and instructed her to go into the gas station store and pick “some sh*t up.” She then left with someone else. No other information has been revealed in the two years since.
Sara told the press, “Every day I wait for what call am I gonna get. That’s my baby. I’ve always done everything for her. I’m supposed to protect her. I’m supposed to take care of her. It’s a part of me, and I can’t quit for my family and my grandkids.”
The family is ready for answers and wants closure. When asked if there were any suspects or evidence of foul play, the Greensboro Police declined to comment.
Published: Jan 17, 2026 12:13 pm