Reynolds was last seen in Scotland Neck, North Carolina on February 22, 2010. On the day of her disappearance, she went to the Scotland Neck Memorial Library to access the internet, something she had been doing recently on a daily basis. She logged off her Facebook account at the library at 11:00 a.m. At 1:40 p.m., she logged on again from a computer at the home of Dwayne Davis in the 200 block of Cemetery Road, about one and a half miles outside of town. Authorities believe Reynolds left that residence between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. This is the last indication of her whereabouts; she has never been heard from again.

Dwayne Davis is a registered sex offender; he served almost seven years in prison for a 1993 rape conviction. Investigators have named him as a person of interest in Reynolds's disappearance, but he hasn't faced any charges connected with it. Reynolds is described as a shy teenager who was more outgoing online than in person. She was unemployed at the time of her disappearance and attended GED classes at Halifax Community College. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.