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i-TEAM
(WAKA)
–
August
16,
2026,
marks
25
years
since
11-year-old
Shannon
Paulk
disappeared
from
her
Prattville
neighborhood
and
was
later
found
dead.
A
quarter-century
later,
her
killer
has
still
not
been
caught.

It
was
August
16,
2001,
that
Shannon
vanished
from
the
Candlestick
Park
mobile
home
community
off
South
Memorial
Drive.
When
Shannon’s
mother
returned
home
from
work,
she
could
not
find
Shannon.

An
extensive
search
involving
a
myriad
of
local
law
enforcement
and
the
FBI
began.
For
weeks,
law
enforcement
and
the
community
looked
for
any
clues
that
could
lead
investigators
to
her.

However,
on
October
6,
2001,
Prattville
police
say
their
collective
hearts
were
broken
when
Shannon’s
body
was
found
by
hunters
in
a
wildlife
refuge
in
Autauga
County.

The
Prattville
Police
Department
has
never
given
up
hope
that
the
person
responsible
for
Shannon’s
death
will
face
justice
and
closure
can
be
given
to
Shannon’s
family.
The
department
has
worked
with
ALEA
and
the
FBI
over
the
years
to
hopefully
uncover
new
clues
through
new
technologies.

Prattville
police
say
this
is
one
of
the
most
tragic
criminal
cases
they’ve
ever
investigated.

Action
8
News
has
covered
this
case
extensively
over
the
past
25
years.
In
recent
months,
we
spoke
again
with
Shannon’s
mother
and
with
investigators,
who
all
hope
our
continued
reporting
will
keep
this
case
in
the
minds
of
people
throughout
the
area
in
the
hopes
that
someone
who
knows
what
happened
to
Shannon
will
finally
come
forward
with
the
information
that
will
solve
this
murder.

i-TEAM
Special
Report
on
Shannon
Paulk,
Part
One


i-TEAM
Special
Report
on
Shannon
Paulk,
Part
Two

If
you
have
any
information
that
can
help
investigators
solve
this
case,
please
call
the
Prattville
Police
Department.
The
number
is
(334)
595-0256.