NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- Three years ago Tuesday , Leslie Marva Adams , an attractive , 40-year-old hair stylist from Atlanta , Georgia , chatted on the phone with her mother in the morning . Leslie Adams , 40 , filed a restraining order against an old boyfriend and disappeared three years ago . It was the last conversation she would have with a family member . On the third anniversary of Adams ' disappearance , her family is still waiting for answers . Her daughter , Cierra Burk , 19 , clings to the belief that Adams is alive . `` We will find her , '' Burk says . The family became concerned when Adams failed to show up for her sister 's birthday party the day after she talked on the phone with her mother . Two days after the missed party , Adams was officially reported missing . At her apartment in suburban Lilburn , police found evidence suggesting foul play -- a 12-inch blood stain near her bed and a .45-caliber bullet casing . Adams ' car was parked in her driveway and a handwritten note was found on her door . Investigators soon learned the note was from her sister , Roberta . It said , `` Leslie , we 're worried about you , please call me as soon as possible . '' Watch how the mystery began with a missed party » . Adams had been having trouble with her ex-boyfriend , Billy Joe Cook , in the days leading up to her disappearance . She had accused him of stalking her and had filed a restraining order . In the court document , she alleged that Cook had verbally and physically abused her . She said she feared for her life . A temporary restraining order was granted by the court , but Adams vanished before a scheduled hearing on the matter . Phyllis Adams said her daughter told her in their final conversation that she had argued with Cook over the phone on the previous day . According to the temporary restraining order , Cook was not to have any contact with Adams . Police brought Cook in for questioning and learned he had spoken to Adams on the phone twice the day before she last spoke to her family . Although he was questioned extensively , police have not named Cook a suspect . Police say he was very cooperative and there is no evidence suggesting his involvement in her disappearance , although they have not ruled him or anyone else out as a potential suspect or person of interest . Just when they thought the trail had gone cold , police found what could be a lead in the case . In May 2007 , clothing was recovered that could belong to the missing hair-dresser . Police found a pair of men 's size 8 Reebok sneakers , size 10 capri pants , and a black sweater in the woods along I-85 in Franklin County , 90 miles from Adams ' home in Atlanta . They also discovered human bones and a breast implant near the clothing . Police have sent the remains to a DNA testing lab and they have yet to be identified . The results are inconclusive , and police continue to collect DNA samples from Adams family members for future tests . Leslie Marva Adams is an African-American female who stands 5 feet 5 inches , weighs 130 pounds , and has breast implants . Family members fear the remains could be Leslie Adams , but they are still hopeful that she will be found alive and well . Burk , Adams ' daughter , says she struggles with her emotions at this time of year . `` I still believe she is alive and we will find her , but this time of year is very hard , '' she said , fighting the tears . `` It 's my aunt 's birthday , the day my mom did n't show up and we never saw her again , so it 's hard not to break down . '' Police and family urge anyone with information on the whereabouts of Leslie Adams to call the Gwinett County Police Department at ( 770 ) 513-5300 . There is a $ 25,000 reward for information that helps locate Leslie Adams or leads to the arrest of the person responsible for her disappearance .
Atlanta hair stylist Leslie Marva Adams disappeared three years ago . She failed to show up at her sister 's birthday party . Adams had taken out a restraining order against an ex-boyfriend . Police continue with DNA tests to determine if skeletal remains are hers .