PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – Prattville is a growing and thriving community. It seems like every day there’s another groundbreaking in the area, more homes being built, and more businesses are popping up. But with all this growth, Mary Virginia Harris worries that her daughter’s murder will be forgotten.
“There’s so many new people in Prattville. Some don’t even know it happened,” she said.
On Sept. 1, 1989, 16-year-old Tashynina Reese, known as “Tasha,” disappeared. She was a student at Prattville High School at the time and was living with Harris.
“Tasha was not my birth daughter, but she was my daughter,” Harris said.
Harris loved Tasha. It’s been decades now since Tasha’s disappearance and death, and at her home in Prattville, Harris still has her photos, clothing and anything she can to keep her memory alive.
When Tasha was a baby, her biological mother died. Harris took her in and loved her like she was her …