Alice Mae Sullivan disappeared on Thursday, August 28, 1986. She was last seen walking on the Tennessee State University campus near the Gentry Center after visiting with friends at Hankal Hall dormitory. She did not attend her 1 PM class. She never picked up her son from the babysitter or call her mother which was a daily routine. On Friday, February 20, 2004, a contractor employee building houses on Stokers Lane walked into a drainage area that was being prepared for clearing. The employee found a human skull and called police. On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, the Cold Case Unit received notification of a CODIS hit matching the skull to Alice Mae Sullivan. Her case is being investigated as a homicide.
If you have any information on the death of Alice Mae Sullivan, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov.