Jennifer Hawkins (53) missing since 11/26/2024 from Danville, KY

**Bewitchingstorm** · 12-03-2024, 07:45 AM

DANVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Tomorrow will mark an official week since 53-year-old Jennifer Hawkins went missing. It's been a gut-wrenching week for the Hawkins family as they wait to uncover any leads surrounding the disappearance of Jennifer.

According to her husband, Derek Hawkins, she was last seen leaving the Baptist Health Lexington hospital in blue scrubs on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Her vehicle was found at a McDonalds off Perryville Road in Danville on Thursday, Nov. 28 afternoon without her phone or purse inside.

Derek and Jennifer have been married for 32 years. Derek says the duo has had their ups and downs, but at the end of the day, they stay together because they love each other. The couple has six kids together, three living at home.

Derek admits he's unsure why Jennifer was at the Lexington hospital to begin with.

Jennifer underwent surgery a week ago and was battling an infection with spasms following her surgery. Derek believes her visit to Baptist Health could be related to the infection.

"So my wife works nights. She normally comes home around 8:30-ish in the morning. I didn't see her before work on Wednesday night, Wednesday morning. Then she wasn't home whenever our kids got home from school 3:30 or four o'clock," explains Derek. Jennifer has been a nurse at the Federal Prison Medical Center in Lexington for more than 10 years.

Jennifer is also deaf and wears hearing aids. Derek fears her hearing aids may not be working anymore. Whenever he calls her phone, it goes directly to voicemail.

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-...r-missing-wife

Jennifer: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.hawkins.5209
Husband: https://www.facebook.com/dhawkins777

**raisedbywolves** · 12-03-2024, 07:50 AM

So she has surgery and is having complications, but went to work and then went to the hospital alone? Hmmmm

**Bewitchingstorm** · 12-03-2024, 07:53 AM

Yeah, something is off about this one.

**Nic B** · 12-03-2024, 08:36 AM

Very strange....she was wearing scrubs, and is a nurse at a prison. It's almost like she was on her way to work, or left work early to go to the hospital.

**Bewitchingstorm** · 12-03-2024, 09:23 AM

Right. Totally unrelated ~ the fact that she is deaf, but works as a nurse in a prison is odd to me. I mean, situational awareness is everything when working in a prison.