The Disappearance
Amy Drake was only 18 years old when her family realized something was seriously wrong.
She lived in Maine and frequently spent time in Skowhegan, including visits to her boyfriend, Jason Forbus. Because of this, it wasn’t unusual for Amy to be away from home for a day or two.
But there was one thing that made her absence different.
Amy normally stayed in contact with her mother, Norma Drake, every day.
On September 20, 2006, Norma reported her daughter missing after several days had passed without hearing from her. Amy had left behind personal belongings, adding to the concern surrounding her disappearance.
Investigators began speaking with people who knew Amy, including Jason Forbus and the father of her young child. At that stage, authorities said they did not have evidence establishing that Amy had been the victim of foul play.
Then, two months later, everything changed.
Human Remains in the Woods
On November 24, hunters were searching a wooded area near the Norridgewock-Skowhegan town line when they came across human remains.
Investigators soon confirmed the remains belonged to Amy Drake.
She had been missing for roughly two months.
Amy was still only 18 at the time of her death, and investigators classified the case as a homicide. However, the specific cause of death has not been publicly disclosed in the information available for the case.
The discovery answered one terrible question—what had happened to Amy’s disappearance—but created many more.
Who killed her?
Why?
And why had her body been left in that particular area?
Amy’s Life Before She Disappeared
People who knew Amy have described her as someone who struggled with drug addiction during the period before her disappearance.
One friend told reporters that Amy had become involved with drugs and people who were a bad influence on her. Even so, her relationship with her mother remained important, and Norma continued to hear from her regularly.
Amy was also the mother of a two-year-old child.
There has been conflicting information about the child’s father. Some accounts identify Jason Forbus, while people close to Amy have reportedly said another man was the father and that he had custody of the child.
There were also reports of violence in Amy’s relationship with Forbus. In July 2006, he was arrested on domestic-violence charges involving Amy and later pleaded guilty.
He received a six-month sentence in September, but his jail reporting date was set for October 9.
That meant he was still free when Amy disappeared.
Those circumstances have inevitably drawn attention to him over the years. However, suspicion and public speculation are not the same as proof, and Forbus has never been charged with Amy’s homicide.
A Case That Went Cold
Once Amy’s remains were identified, investigators turned the missing-person case into a homicide investigation.
But despite questioning people connected to Amy, no arrest followed.
In 2018, reports indicated that investigators had previously interviewed a suspect, although authorities stopped short of publicly identifying anyone as a person of interest.
Years later, discussion surrounding Amy’s death continued online and among people who knew her. Some have publicly suggested that Forbus was responsible.
But no conviction or homicide charge has established that conclusion.
Another person mentioned in an online discussion was reportedly ruled out after investigators determined that he had only dropped Amy off near the end of a street before she disappeared.
The available information leaves important parts of the timeline unresolved.
Amy’s Unanswered Story
Amy’s remains were eventually found, but finding her did not bring her family the answers they had been waiting for.
Her death remains unsolved.
There has been no public arrest for her murder, and the person responsible has not been established in court.
More than a decade after Amy’s body was discovered, her case continues to sit among Maine’s unresolved homicides.
Amy was just 18 years old when her life ended.
She had a young child, a mother who spoke with her every day, and people who still remember her.
Someone knows what happened to Amy Drake.
Until that information comes forward, the circumstances surrounding her death will remain unanswered.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators is asked to contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit at 207-624-7143.
This story is based on publicly available information and reported facts. It has been independently written and presented for informational purposes. Images, if any, belong to their respective owners.
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