Missing Claiborne Co. teen could be with missing female from Iowa

Published 12:14 pm Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking the public to help find a missing Claiborne County teenager. Keith Griffith, 15, was last seen Monday in Speedwell.
There is also a 13 year old female missing from Iowa that could very well be with Griffith, according to the girl’s family. The girl has been identified as Erica Gamerdinger. The family says the couple could be heading for Colorado or Alaska.
Griffith is 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing black and gray shorts and a gray or blue T-shirt. The TBI says he has a known medical condition and is believed to be without his medication.
Gamerdinger is 5’5″ tall and weighs about 100 pounds. She has blonde hair and was last seen wearing the clothing in the photo. She is missing from the VA/TN line near the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
Anyone with information about Griffith’s whereabouts is asked to call the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office at 423-626-1911 or call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you know Gamerdinger’s whereabouts, contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at: 276-346-7753 or call Jamie at: 563-880-2578.

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