Human Remains Found in Walker County Linked to Missing Woman from Alabama

Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson announced on Friday that skeletal remains of a human were discovered in the yard of a home on Highway 193 in the Cooper Heights community. The homeowner called 911 late Thursday after an animal brought the remains into the yard.

Walker County detectives, deputies, and the Rhea County, TN Sheriff’s Office, along with a Cadaver K9, worked into early Friday morning to locate the remaining human skeleton in a nearby wooded area.

The remains will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) crime lab for an autopsy. Initial findings suggest the death was a suicide, according to Sheriff Wilson.

The remains are tentatively identified as 23-year-old Timaya Williams of Montgomery, AL, who had been missing since June 2024. In early June, Williams’ abandoned vehicle was found on the right-of-way of Highway 193. The vehicle was towed by the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) after being left for over a week, though it had not been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) by Montgomery authorities.

Sheriff Wilson expressed his gratitude to Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal and his deputies for their assistance in the search.