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Before I get into this, I first want to say that I have no affiliation with any law enforcement, investigative or government agency whatsoever. I do not know either of the victims or their families.  I’m simply a parent of several kids, that is trying to help other parents find answers. This is going to be a long post.

These two cases occur within the same time frame and involve the same location. It has been stated by officials that these two cases are not connected, so I will cover them independently.

The intent with making this post is to spread awareness about both cases, and hopefully spark new interest. Someone out there has information regarding one or both cases, and the families of both victims deserve some closure and/or answers.

All the information within this post was taken from interviews of Keeslyn’s family, and/or a reporter who has worked with the families since the cases began. I will provide links to any articles/videos used to gather information as well.

Caleb Nathaniel Smith --

On January 16, 2020, Caleb Nathaniel Smith (21/Male) of Chatsworth, GA was planning to visit some friends in the nearby city of Rome, GA. Caleb had told his grandmother prior to leaving to leave the deadbolt unlocked because he had planned on returning home that night.    He stopped for fuel along the way at a Flying J in Resaca, GA, located at 288 Resaca Beach Blvd in Gordon County, Georgia. It’s important for both cases to note that this Flying-J had a Denny’s restaurant attached to it with a dining room connected to store area of the Flying-J.

At 12:32AM (January 16, 2020 – shortly after midnight)  CCTV footage shows a lone male seated at a dining table within the Denny’s. Caleb enters the Denny’s dining area and seats himself at a nearby table facing the lone male. A few moments later Caleb calls his grandmother to let her know where he is, and that he didn’t have enough gas to make it to Rome. He also informs her that he is going to ask the lone man in the dining area if he could have $5 for gas.  Caleb gets up and talks to the man on two separate occasions. It is unknown if this man gives Caleb money for gas. After the second interaction, Caleb goes back to his table and sits down facing the man again. He then gets up and leaves the gas station never to be seen alive again.

Later that morning (still January 16, 2020) Caleb’s grandmother, worried by him not returning home, drove to the Flying-J. Upon arriving she noticed Caleb’s car backed into a parking spot on the backside of the Denny’s restaurant, out of sight of any cameras. She found that Caleb’s car was unlocked. Inside his car, his keys were found on the floorboard, his cell phone was in the glove box with the battery removed and the vehicle had roughly a half a tank of gas. If you remember, he had called his grandmother and stated that he did not have enough gas for his trip and intended to ask the lone male for gas money. His jacket was also in his vehicle. Weather records state that the temperature around the time of his arrival at the Denny’s was in the low 60s, but had dipped into the 40s in the days prior.

After locating his vehicle but not finding Caleb, his family reported him missing. Gordon County Sheriff’s Office states that on January 16 and January 17^(th), 2020, deputies searched areas around the Flying-J truck stop both on ground and in the air with no results. Officials did not process Caleb’s car for evidence.

On February 3^(rd), 2020 Caleb’s nude body was found 5 miles away from the Flying-J in a marshy overgrown area between the Sugar Valley and Hill City communities. According to the Sheriff’s Office a citizen had found him in a “poorly drained, heavily overgrown area.” Earlier that day, coincidentally, the fire department had been dispatched to the same general area in reference to a brush fire.

The initial report stated no immediate indications of violence were apparent. The GBI autopsy revealed no evidence of violence or foul play. Toxicology results showed he died from methamphetamine intoxication, and his death was ruled accidental.

Several shoe prints were found around Caleb’s body, yet Caleb was found completely nude without shoes or socks on, to add to that, the bottom of his feet were clean showing no mud or dirt as you would expect from someone walking in a marshy area barefoot. His family was not allowed to identify the body, and his clothes were never recovered.

Caleb’s case was closed. The family does not agree with the findings.

Keeslyn Noelle Roberts –

There are some discrepancies in this case. I’ve done what I believe is due diligence in only providing information given by Keeslyn’s parents and their trusted reporter, as I feel they know this case better than anyone. Also, with this being an active case my Open Records Request to the GBI was denied.

On January 17, 2020 Keeslyn Noelle Roberts (20/Female) was scheduled to attend a probation meeting with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office in relation to charges she received in 2018. She failed to appear for her meeting.

On January 18, 2020,  Keeslyn was taking a friend (whose name I will omit, but can be found through research) to work at the Denny’s restaurant attached to the Flying-J in Resaca, GA. She dropped this friend off for work around 7pm with the intent to take them back home after they got off work at 10pm. This friend gets off work at 10pm and goes outside and sees Keeslyn’s car parked in the parking lot. According to Keeslyn’s father, Eric, this friend then calls Keeslyn and talks to her on the phone at which point she says “I’ll be back in a few”.

Between 11pm on the 18^(th) and midnight, Keeslyn enters an employee only area of the Denny’s. An employee confronts Keeslyn and informs her that she is not allowed to be in that area. According to reports, an “altercation” followed, which prompted the employee to call local authorities. It was reported that Gordon County Sheriff’s Office had been dispatched to the Denny’s in reference to a suspicious female. Keeslyn fled before law enforcement could arrive, dropping her backpack as she exited the restricted area.

The backpack she dropped contained her car keys, wallet, her ID, debit card, cash, phone charger, and some clothing.  This is believed to be the last confirmed sighting of Keeslyn Noelle Roberts*.

On January 20, 2020, Keeslyn’s probation officer calls her father Eric and informs him that Keeslyn had missed her meeting. At this point Eric and Keeslyn’s mother, Shannon, had not heard from Keeslyn in a few days, which was abnormal according to the parents. Eric goes to Keeslyn’s boyfriend’s house where she had been staying at the time and asked him if he had seen Keeslyn or talked to her. As Eric started to leave the boyfriend’s property, the boyfriend informed Eric that Keeslyn’s car was parked at the Flying-J but he was not sure where Keeslyn was. Eric then goes to the Flying-J and locates Keeslyn’s car. Inside the car he finds some of her belongings, with the exception of some clothing.

Eric calls to report his daughter missing. Two Gordon County Sheriff’s Deputies arrive on scene and inform Eric that he must report her missing to the Murray County Sheriff's Office, as she was a resident of Murray County. Eric stated that there was no search done by the two responding deputies from Gordon County.  Eric does report his daughter missing to the Murray County Sheriff's Office, as directed by Gordon County Deputies. According to Eric, it takes 5 days for his daughter’s case to be passed to a detective. In this span of 5 days, there had been no searches done for Keeslyn, no one had been questioned and the Flying-J had not been investigated in any manner, nothing had been done. Eric also states that Keeslyn’s car was never processed for any form of evidence.

Around 45 days after her disappearance, the family gets a tip from a Flying-J/Denny’s employee stating that there are some clothes near a dumpster. Eric and Shannon travel to the location and find that there are in fact some clothes under a bush, behind a dumpster. The specifics of the items found were not detailed, but Shannon confirmed that a shirt that was found did belong to Keeslyn.

The parents called local authorities to the scene once more. The authorities bag the items as evidence but tell the parents that they cannot send the items off for DNA analysis or any other kind of testing, as no crime had been committed.

As time passed Keeslyn’s parents continued their search as much as possible. They searched the area where the body of Caleb Smith was found to rule that out, with no success. At some point (exact timing unknown), the GBI gets involved in the case.

An important piece of evidence that this case is lacking is Keeslyn’s cell phone. It has never been recovered. According to the parents, local authorities have not tried to request her phone records. The phone was pinged (date of ping unknown), but the last known location of the phone was at the Flying-J around 11pm on the 18^(th). Her parents have looked through her social media that they were able to get access to, but have been unable to gain or be granted access to her text messages. Her father states that her number has since been recirculated by the provider and no longer belongs to Keeslyn.

One discrepancy in this case that I consider to be a potentially major discrepancy, are the dates listed by NAMUS and the GBI.

Per the NAMUS website, Keeslyn Roberts’ last date of contact was 1/18/2020, with her vehicle being recovered/located on 1/20/2020, which aligns with numerous other reports about the case as well as all statements made by her parents. However, the GBI website reports a last seen date of 1/28/2020. Perhaps this is a data entry error on the GBI’s part, or maybe there is much more information than being made available to the public.

Also worth noting, when Eric recovered Keeslyn’s vehicle, he noticed that the driver’s seat had been moved farther away from the steering wheel than where Keeslyn would have had it, as if someone much taller than Keeslyn had been in the driver’s seat.

  Additionally, Keeslyn’s car was found backed into a parking spot (which is something she would not have done according to Eric)  within 5 spaces from where Caleb Smith’s vehicle was also backed in. Keeslyn Roberts and Caleb Smith both went missing from the same exact location, only 2 days apart. Authorities say there is no evidence to suggest that the two knew each other and the cases are not connected or related.

Though Caleb’s body was found, Keeslyn Roberts is still missing. If anyone has any information regarding either, or both cases, please contact one of the numbers below:

Eric Roberts: 706-226-0069
Hindsight Investigations: 423-413-6848
Adam Jones (GBI): 404-244-2600

Keeslyn Roberts is described as 5’3” tall, weighing 120lbs with Blue/Green eyes, Blonde/Strawberry Blonde hair, gauged ears and a tattoo on right inner forearm depicted blue waves with green and yellow sea turtles with “love yourself first” in script.

There is a $50,000 reward, no questions asked, for information leading to the location of Keeslyn Noelle Roberts.

This is a link to a playlist of interviews with Keeslyn Roberts' parents where the information for this post was obtained.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNTdH35PbE8&list=PLQzMhkvVt8ILLTXKpTnR71HF3JUy_soFM