Unsolved Double-Disappearance: Scott and Tracy Hawkins

Last Seen Alive

Studio 222

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.2 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When two brothers retreat into the woods of Appalachian Tennessee to forage for ginseng in 2021, they vanish without a trace. Their unexplained absence haunts their family and community in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

If you know anything about the double-disappearance of Scott and Tracy Hawkins, please contact the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office at: 423-562-7446. Or, if you prefer to remain anonymous, call 423-566-3784.

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0:00.0	When two brothers retreat into the woods of Appalachian, Tennessee to forage for ginseng in 2021, they vanish without a trace.
0:08.0	Their unexplained absence haunts their family and community in this episode of Last Seen Alive. I'm your host Leah, crime analyst by day, and true crime storyteller by night.
0:39.2	As always, I'm your co-s, Scott.
0:41.3	This case was suggested to us by someone you all know, my brother Jake, the forensic investigator,
0:46.8	who's made guest appearances on a couple of past episodes.
0:50.0	Thanks for the case suggestion, Jake.
0:52.7	Daniel Scott Hawkins, who went by Scott and Tracy Hawkins, were last seen alive on August 6th, 2021.
1:00.3	They were 51 and 44 years old, respectively at the time.
1:04.5	They were brothers and resided together in rural Campbell County, Tennessee.
1:09.1	Campbell County is located in the northeastern part of the state,
1:12.2	along the Kentucky border and a little under an hour's drive north of the nearest city, Knoxville.
1:18.3	The terrain consists of the abundantly green, rolling mountains that characterize southern
1:23.0	Appalachia, and the place has a history rooted in the coal mining industry. Today, although there are still
1:29.3	some active mines, mining activity has been greatly reduced in the area compared to its historical peak.
1:36.0	Like nearly all formerly booming coal mining towns, economic conditions in Campbell County have long
1:41.2	been challenging, and the poverty rate there is nearly twice the U.S. average. On the other hand, the unemployment rate in Campbell County have long been challenging, and the poverty rate there is nearly twice the U.S.
1:44.7	average. On the other hand, the unemployment rate in Campbell County is 30% less than the U.S.
1:50.5	average, indicating that the people who reside there work hard for what they have. This fact will
1:55.9	surprise no one who's familiar with the economic legacy of coal country. And this is where Scott and Tracy were from.
2:03.0	Specifically, they hailed from an area within Campbell County known as Rocky Top. Yes, like the famous
2:08.4	bluegrass song from the 60s. The community has gone through some name changes, though, so I'm not
2:13.8	truly sure whether it's the Rocky Top the song was referring to. Even so,
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