Kelly Gaskins
Kelly Gray “Kilo” Gaskins was 19 years old when she vanished on March 10, 2007. She was last known to be in the Brownsville, Texas / Matamoros, Mexico area during a spring break trip that took a sudden and confusing turn.
Nearly two decades later, Kelly, her boyfriend Ervin Braxton Williams, and her childhood friend Virginia “Ginni” Wood remain missing.
Kelly grew up in Craven and Beaufort County, North Carolina. She was close with Ginni Wood, a friendship that began in high school and carried into young adulthood.
The day after Christmas in 2006, Kelly and her boyfriend left North Carolina and headed for the Texas–Mexico border. By mid‑January, Kelly called her mother from Matamoros, saying she and Ervin were working at a hotel but that she didn’t like living there.
In March 2007, Ginni drove from North Carolina to visit them for spring break. The exact movements of the group are unclear — Kelly told her mother she was in Mexico, while Ginni told hers she was in Texas.
What is known is that on March 10, Ginni called a friend and said she and Kelly planned to cross the border and travel to Cancun. After that call, all three disappeared.
Kelly’s belongings, her location, and her movements after that day have never been confirmed. Ginni’s black 2003 Nissan Sentra — the car she drove from North Carolina — has never been recovered.
For years, Kelly’s mother tried to file a missing persons report, but authorities refused, treating Kelly as a fugitive because she had left the state while on misdemeanor probation. A formal report wasn’t accepted until 2015.
Ervin Williams also had outstanding warrants in North Carolina, but investigators have never found evidence explaining what happened to him, Kelly, or Ginni.
No confirmed sightings, no recovered vehicle, and no physical evidence have surfaced in nearly 19 years. Age‑progressed images now show what Kelly might look like today, but the trail remains painfully quiet.
Someone knows what happened between the moment Ginni made that final phone call and the moment all three vanished. Even a detail that seems small — a sighting, a conversation, a memory from that border area — could help bring answers to families who have waited far too long.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Kelly Gaskins or Virginia “Ginni” Wood, please contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946‑0101.
