Nakyla Williams

Nakyla Williams, 24, a hairstylist who ran a salon out of her basement, disappeared in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 8, 2021, after a doorbell camera captured her getting into a loud, gray or white pickup truck outside her mother's home. She was later seen at a different residence that evening before leaving and never being heard from again. Her family identified a man named Bestin (or Destyn) Hoyle as the last person known to be with her; police sought him for questioning, though they have not classified him as a formal suspect. Her mother has said Hoyle left the state for Flint, Michigan shortly after Williams disappeared and deleted his social media interactions with her. Her family believes she may have been trafficked. No arrest has ever been made and Williams has never been found.

Indianapolis, IN

• 2021: Case opens — victim reported missing or found.
• Documented milestones (renewed investigation, media coverage, family advocacy) to be added as sourced.
• Present: case remains unresolved. No named suspect has been convicted.

• Williams's identity, age, and the November 8, 2021 disappearance, per the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and her family's accounts.
• A doorbell camera captured her leaving her mother's home and getting into a loud pickup truck; she was later seen at a residence in the 3400 block of North Leland Avenue before leaving that evening.
• Her cell phone last pinged along Kentucky Avenue shortly after her disappearance.
• Police identified Bestin (or Destyn) Hoyle as someone they wished to question, though they have stated he has not been classified as a suspect; Williams's mother has said Hoyle left for Flint, Michigan shortly afterward and deleted online interactions with Williams.
• IMPD issued a public missing person alert roughly three weeks after her disappearance; police later said their characterization of the case shifted from “foul play not suspected” to a less definitive position within about a year.

• What happened to Williams after she was last seen leaving the North Leland Avenue residence has never been established.
• Whether Hoyle has ever been formally interviewed or cleared by police, beyond being sought for questioning, has not been made public.
• Whether Williams's disappearance is connected to drug use or trafficking, as some family members have suggested, has not been confirmed by investigators.

• NewsNation — “Nakyla Williams: Family pleads for someone to speak up”
• WTHR — “IMPD searching for missing 24-year-old Indianapolis woman”
• NBC News — “Carlee Russell's case gave hope missing Black women finally mattered”
• NamUs — Missing Person Case #MP107987
• Project Cold Case
• Murder Accountability Project
• NamUs