Missing Person Commentary

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing : December 30th, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing person : Ashley Nicole Summers (birthday: June 16th, 1993) Last-seen date : July 4th, 2007 (a Wednesday) at about 6pm (At time of writing, NamUs says July 9th, 2007) Where last seen : Cleveland, Ohio near West 96th Street and Madison Avenue The case of Ashley Nicole Summers is one that might have a red herring. When a known child abductor (Ariel Castro) popped up as active in her neighborhood that lead was investigated but it did not turn up any evidence of what happened to Summers. Accordingly, her whereabouts remain a mystery. One source on the topic, News 5 Cleveland, posted an article that contained information that would make you think that she is, in fact, safe (or was in the weeks after her disappearance): "Summers packed all of her clothes and took them with her. She reportedly called her mother one month after she went missing, tell...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing : December 28th, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing person : Alma Jean Octetree Date last seen : May 30th, 2012 but not reported missing until 2014 Where last seen : Asheville, North Carolina NamUs # and Link : #MP26177 Ethnicity/Race : White Sex : Female Age at time of disappearance : 55 years old Hair : Brown Eye color : Hazel Height and weight at the time of disappearance : 5'2" and 115 pounds Other : Rose tattoo on her right calf Commentary and opinion : This case may be related to the missing person's case of Regenia Gail Hendrix. The last person to see her was allegedly Clarence Octetree in 2014. This individual was the husband of Alma Jean Octetree. Authorities have interviewed him in both cases but have not said whether he is a suspect in the case.  According to Asheville's ABC affiliate, regarding Clarence Octetree: "An Asheville man accused of raping, beating and bu...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing : December 27th, 2020 All articles subject to change after the original posting. Fri, Jun 5, 1992 – Page 2 · Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) · Newspapers.com Missing person : Corinne Leanne Erstad Last seen : June 1st, 1992 (Monday) at about 730pm. Where last seen : Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota at what, I think, would have been a Craig Court address. She went to a park (Skyview Park) that looks like it would have been just behind the house she lived in and maybe within the viewpoint of the home, however, Google Maps only goes back to 2013 for street-level views at this location. With summertime looming, there would be plenty of sunlight left for this northern-USA location. Corinne Leanne Erstad is considered dead. She went to a park at about 730pm on June 1st, 1992, a park that was known as Skyview Park. By modern Google Maps, that's here:  44.85060084928631, -93.0263187313249 . She has not been seen since and the main ...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: December 25th, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing Person : Derrick Vincent Kucera Last seen or contact date : October 29th, 1986 (Wednesday) according to NamUs -- may have been November 4th, 1986 Where last seen : Hillsboro, Alabama in the passenger seat of a car  on Ivy Hollow Road, which might be route 374 on modern maps. NamUs # and Link : #MP7351 According to NamUs and Charley Project, Derrick Kucera was last seen on October 29th, 1986 in a vehicle on Ivy Hollow Road that was being driven by a male driver. He has not been seen since. According to a newspaper article I found, the date of disappearance might actually have been November 4th, 1986, however, I think this is poor journalism. The balance of everything I read on this case would support the October 29th, 1986 last-seen date. NamUs #MP7351 Wed, Mar 25, 1987 – 11 · The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · Newspapers.co...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing:  All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. The case of Mary Wesolowski is the kind of case that takes you in two different directions. From one perspective, you have to wonder if she was abducted. She was last known to be walking to Havilland Cove on the Hudson River. A known abductor, Kenneth Arnold Yarter Jr., didn't work that far away from where Mary lived. With that in mind, it's hard not to think about an abduction. Wesolowski might also have run away. She left a note for her mother saying "I'm leaving. I might miss you." That's present tense in the first sentence and future tense in the second, the latter indicating a look to an uncertain future. It's an interesting note in that the second sentence communicates mixed emotions for her mother. That certainly hints at problems at home for this child, something that has been communicated at various sources about this case, like at Cha...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: December 24th, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing Person : Ann Bernadette Fulton, also went by "Bea" which may be derived from her middle name Last seen or contact date : April 23, 1971 (Tuesday) Where last seen : Bridgewater, New Jersey Ann Bernadette Fulton was last seen in Bridgewater, New Jersey on April 23rd, 1971 but she was not reported missing until June 10th of that year (her husband reported her missing). NamUs # and Link : #MP19657 Ethnicity/Race : White Sex : Female I was  not  able to find information on her case using newspaper databases. But I have some tips for those working on this case to build off of. If you are looking in newspaper databases, I advise to use "Bea Fulton" as the search term, Bea being Ann's nickname. You could also try derivatives of Ann, like "Anne," "Anna," or even "Annette." I did find one hit using ...

Author : Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing : December 23rd, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Eileen Francis Hynson left the residence she shared with her father (Thomas) and brother (Thomas) to go to a resort at Lake Berryessa on June 1, 1976. She may have left the resort to go to Benicia, California to attend a bridal party dress fitting. However, details are scant in this case except that she has never been seen again. Her suitcase was reportedly left at her residence. A comment on a Facebook post about this missing person's case said this: "Please bring my. dearest cuzin home.......She left my home to go home and get ready to go get fit for her gown. She was to be my Maid of honor.......40 yrs go by and....believe me..I still look for her She will always be with me in her heart...We were very close cuzins.....I thought we were BFF....Some days I feel superclose....as if she is right here by my side........Please give our family hope ...

Author: Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: December 22nd, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing Person : Jessica Heeringa Last seen or contact date : April 26th, 2013 (Friday) late in the evening, likely between 1050pm (time of her last sale as a clerk) and 1115pm. She may have been behind the building as a small drop of her blood was found there. Where last seen : in Norton Shores, Michigan. She was working at an Exxon Mobil gas station as a clerk at the location that was on East Sternberg Road. The gas station was between Grand Haven Road and Highway 31. Google Maps: 43.15449809998207, -86.21656688503997. Jessica Heeringa has been missing from Norton Shores in Michigan since April 26th, 2013. She was working at an Exxon Mobil station as a clerk. A customer, no later than 1120pm, found the gas station open but no one was around. She disappeared late in her shift, leaving her personal belongings in the store -- including $400 in her purse. T...

Author: Shane Lambert Time of writing: December 22nd, 2020 Emma Fillipoff is a missing person, Vancouver Island's best-known case of the last decade. Perhaps the case of Michael Dunahee is a higher-profile case from the same area, however, his case is much older. Emma has been missing since as far back as November 28th, 2012 although there is a chance that she was seen a day after that. Emma Fillipoff picture Thu, Dec 13, 2012 – 4 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com Missing Person : Emma Fillipoff Last seen : November 28th 2012 by police officers or the next day at 515am by a less-credible witness Location : Near The Empress hotel in Victoria, BC on Nov 28 2012 in the evening OR in the View Royal area of Victoria the next day (Craigflower Road and Admirals Road near a Petro Canada station) Height : 5'5" Weight : slim build Hair : long, blond/brown Clothing : camouflage pants, carrying an orange purse Age : 26 years old at the time...

Author: Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: December 22nd, 2020 Beverly Sharpman has been missing since 1947. This is a case that I wrote about a few years earlier and my opinion on her disappearance has not changed. I think there was some kind of a rift in her family life that she wasn't compatible with at all, that she married, and then she left her original family situation never to look back. Beverly Sharpman Fri, Feb 29, 2008 – Page 7 · Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com Of course, with many disappearances, there is plenty of room for doubt and counter-conjecture. The point of this article is not  to get into that but to post the classified ads that Beverly's mother and other family members posted in newspaper outlets over the years. Beverly Sharpman Tue, Aug 19, 1952 – Page 31 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com Beverly sharpman Sun, Sep 23, 1956 – Page 7 · The Philadelphia Inqui...

Author: Shane Lambert Original Time of Writing: December 21st, 2020 All articles are subject to editing after the original posting. Missing Person: Georgia Jean Weckler Last seen or contact date : May 1st, 1947 (Thursday), missing since shortly after 3pm. Where last seen : Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin on a dirt road near U.S. Highway 12. Family mailbox about a half-file from her home. "Route 1" is mentioned in conjunction with Georgia's disappearance. Georgia Jean Weckler , a student at Oakland Center rural school, went missing on May 1st, 1947. She rode her bike to school but received a ride home and was dropped off at her family mailbox. The walk to her home from there was about a half-mile. The individual that dropped her off was Mrs. Carl Floerke, a neighbor, and an individual that had a child that attended the same school as Georgia. Georgia Jean Weckler Fri, May 2, 1947 – 8 · News-Record (Neenah, Wisconsin) · Newspapers.com After reading a lot of journalism on th...