BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities are still searching for a missing Buncombe County couple.
Investigators spent Monday searching around the property at 87 Hookers Gap Road, the home of Cristie and Joseph “JT” Codd.
Concerned family members contacted the sheriff’s office on Sunday. When deputies arrived at their home, they found the couple left their vehicles there and both of their dogs were inside the house.
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“And we conducted a search and began a missing persons investigation,” Natalie Bailey said, spokeswoman for the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
Cristie Codd has a surprising claim to fame; she competed during season 8 of the show “Food Network Star.”
Her bio clip on the Food Network website includes a picture of her fishing with her husband JT.
“If I won the Food Network Star, it would be about changing everyone else’s life that’s watching my show,” Cristie says on her bio video.
Neighbor Chad Terry says they recently moved here from California.
“They are a really nice couple, I don’t know what had happened,” Terry says. “They take trips and stay gone occasionally but they’re nice and you never hear a thing from them.”
Authorities are searching the area around her home. The North Carolina Highway Patrol’s helicopter hovered above for much of the day.
“It is mountainous terrain, quite a few trees, and homes interspersed,” Bailey explains. “There are challenges in doing a search like this.”
Loved ones and neighbors are more worried as time passes.
“Hope they find them,” Terry says. “Hate to hear anything about the neighbors. They are are really nice couple.”
It’s an active investigation and there is no new information is available at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
