Last seen on Highway 29 North in Anderson, SC on January 30, 2022. She met with her children's father, TJ Patterson, at the 7-Eleven store to pick up their two children. The plan was for Ware to follow Patterson back to his mother's home, but she never arrived; he stated that at a red light, she went around him and drove away at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was located abandoned on a rural road in McCormick, SC, seventy miles from Anderson, on February 2. Ware's phone, keys, purse, identification, and a bag of clothing were inside the car, which was covered with mud.