Adams was last seen by her cousin in the area of Intervale Street and Freeland Street in Detroit, Michigan on May 21, 2016. She was wearing a sweatshirt and dark-colored jogging pants. She has never been heard from again. Adams's ears are triple-pierced and her nose and navel are pierced. She has the following tattoos: the name "Shelley" on her right bicep, a yin-yang symbol on her left arm, six stars on her right hand, the words "Kissed by an Angel" with lips and a heart on the front of her right shoulder, the words "Laugh Now, Cry Later" with stars on her upper back, the name "Dantia" with a heart on the left side of her chest, the words "Hermoso Amor" on her lower back, the name "Jessie" or "Jess" with a cross on her left hand, and "Benjamin" on the back of her neck. Her hair was curly at the time of her disappearance, but she often wears it straight.