ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The family of Jennifer and Adrianna Wix has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the last people known to see the pair alive, marking a major development in a case that has captivated the Midstate for over two decades.
Jennifer Wix, 21, and her 2-year-old daughter Adrianna disappeared from Springfield in 2004. At the time, Jennifer was living with her boyfriend William “Joey” Benton and his parents. He claimed the last time he saw the pair was when he dropped them off at a gas station on March 25, 2004.
The family has now filed the wrongful death suit against all three Bentons.
Casey Robinson, Jennifer’s sister, and Kathy Nale, her mother, said the timing felt right after recent developments in the case.
“Well, it’s been a long time coming. It’s been