Someone to look into:
Ashley Tyronda Norah
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9345/20/
Persuasive factors:
1) She went missing at 17, falling in the age range on NamUs.
2) She was 61 inches tall as compared to our Doe, but that number may have been on school records, a learner's permit, and she had grown since then.
3) She matches all of the basic identifiers, having black/brown hair, having a weave in her photos, and being African-American.
If Ashley had died immediately, it would be too long of a time frame, but considering there are no details on the finer points of her disappearance, it might be worth a look. She had to get to Tennessee if nothing else, and we've all heard stories of runaways, with friends, lovers, or alone, who then meet foul play.
Does anyone think it's compelling? I'm just getting started and trying to go off of data as I'm really just terrible at visually comparing people.