Missing Person: Lisa Marie Knight - Ossineke, Michigan 2012 Disappearance

Missing Person: Lisa Marie Knight

Lisa Marie Knight

Example of Lisa Marie Knight's tattoo

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased):

Lisa Marie Knight was last heard from at approximately 10:30 p.m. on June 8th, 2012 (Friday) after calling a friend, Laurel Schultz, sounding upset and requesting a pickup from her location. Lisa was at her ex-husband's home at the time. NamUs reports she was last seen at a friend’s house, possibly reflecting confusion with the phone call with her friend Laurel or referring to her ex-husband, Lloyd Frey, as a friend.

Last contact: June 8th, 2012 (Friday), approximately 10:30 p.m.
Last location: Ossineke, Michigan - Ex-husband's house
Age when Lisa Marie Knight disappeared: 29
DOB: September 12th, 1982

Sex: Female
Height in inches: 59 - 61 inches
Weight in pounds (lbs): 110 - 135 lbs
BMI: 20.8 - 25.6 - Healthy weight to slightly overweight (calculated to help picture what Lisa Marie Knight might have looked like)
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Hair color: Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color: Green
Distinctive Features: Facial piercings (labret lip stud, right eyebrow ring), pierced earlobes, tattoos (skull on chest with "LLOYD," vine/leaves on right shoulder and upper arm, flowers on upper back/neck)
Link to Government Source: NamUs MP15207 (right-click to open)
Discussion page: Lisa Marie Knight Case (right-click to open)

Clothing Worn When Last Seen

Item	Description	Details	Source
Pants	Green pants	-	Lisa Marie Knight Blog
Shirt	Brown shirt	-	Lisa Marie Knight Blog
Boots	Lace-up, knee-high black boots	-	Lisa Marie Knight Blog

Not the actual clothes. AI generated image meant to help illustrate her clothing. In particular, I think the knee-high lace-up boots would be likely to stand the test of time and would be fairly distinctive. The boots are a more unique article of clothing than the brown shirt or green pants. A Jane Doe associated with knee-high lace-up boots should be cross referenced to Lisa Marie's case and the other clothing articles should be considere.

Unraveling the Mystery: Key Insights and Updates

By: Shane Lambert
Original time of writing: August 20th, 2025

Lisa Marie Knight, a 29-year-old mother from Ossineke, Michigan, vanished on June 8th, 2012. She was last seen at her ex-husband Lloyd Frey’s home around 10:30 p.m.

NamUs states she was last seen at a friend’s house, possibly referring to Frey as a friend or reflecting confusion with a phone call she made that night. She called a friend, Laurel Schultz. During this phone call, Lisa sounded upset and requested a pickup. 

Described as a vibrant, artistic “wild child” who loved horses, Lisa struggled with drug addiction but was reportedly turning her life around, with a new job and plans for a family barbecue. Her distinctive features include facial piercings and tattoos, such as a skull with “LLOYD” on her chest.

This was a case where the missing person was originally thought to be missing voluntarily. But the case has been treated as a possible homicide since 2013, though no charges have been filed. Despite extensive searches and community efforts, including a 2012 rally, Lisa’s fate remains unknown, leaving her children and family without closure.

There is ample coverage of this case online. In a newspaper article from the Detroit Free Press on June 9th, 2019, it was stated that she was likely dead.

David Bruce Rea -- Missing From Michigan Since 1985

Details from NamUs**: 

walked away from Leelanau County residence in December of 1985. Has not been seen since.

 

Missing Person: David Bruce Rea
May use the following alias: Bruce
Last-contact date: December 2nd, 1985
The area where the MP was last seen: Lake Leelanau, Michigan

Link to government source: NamUs #MP11037

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: White or Caucasian
Sex: Male
Age at time of disappearance: 26 years old
Birthdate: between December 3rd, 1958 and December 2nd, 1959

• I'm not sure of the exact birthdate for David Bruce Rea but it can be calculated using his age at the time of the disappearance.

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown; wears glasses due to nearsightedness
Scar: None known
Height/weight: 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10 140 to 150 pounds
BMI*: David Bruce Rea was in the normal range for BMI.

• Please, Google-search BMI if you aren't familiar with the phrase. I think it's an important tool to be aware of when working on missing person cases.

David Bruce Rea was last heard from on December 2nd, 1985, when he was 26 years of age. He has now been missing for 36 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

I think this individual went mainly by his middle name. I think I found him in a high school yearbook (maybe in Leland High School, 1975 Yearbook) and he was listed as Bruce Rea as opposed to David Rea. The birth year matched and Bruce is listed as an alias, so I assumed that they were one and the same. 

However, this promises to be a difficult case when cross-referencing against John Does for a potential match because the missing person doesn't have any kind of distinctive characteristics listed in his profile. A John doe in the area of where David was last seen that's found and associated with a pair of glasses might help. One might assume that the glasses in the picture are the ones or the style that he normally used.

Other articles of clothing that might be associated with a matching John Doe are a green nylon jacket, corduroy jeans, a green-colored backpack, and/or leather boots. You can, in fact, plug these terms into NamUs searches for John Does. When you do that you will want to cross-reference any matches to other details of this case.

There are numerous lakes in the area where Bruce Rea went missing. Of course, there is Lake Leelanau but there is also Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. But overall, I think this is a case where a DNA match will need to be made. Websleuths or amateur investigators looking at this case should simply be looking to expand on the missing person's details and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. I did not find any newspaper articles nor Internet sources except ones that rehashed what was printed at NamUs. A family member or friend that knew Bruce Rea at about the time of his disappearance would be handy. On that note, his high school yearbook might be of assistance.

Tags that I've associated with this blog post are below. It's interesting to see what can connect unrelated cases. Click one of the tags to go to an article that is related to this one in some way, shape, or form.

Author: Shane Lambert (Vancouver, Canada)

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Shane Lambert (Vancouver, Canada) is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of February/March 2021.

Website hashtag: #MPCSL

*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing person's case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.

Darla Lee Miller -- Missing Since 1996

Details from NamUs**: "Last seen summer of 1996 after an argument with her young son on the phone."
Missing Person: Darla Lee Miller
Last-contact date: June 1, 1996
The area where the MP was last seen: Westland, Michigan

Link to government source: NamUs #MP58324

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: White
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 33 years old
Birthdate: November 13th, 1962 

Married: December 15th, 1979 (divorced about 10 years later) to P. Miller
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Scar: None known
Height/weight: 5-foot-2 and 130 pounds
BMI*: Darla Lee Miller was in the normal range for BMI.

• Please, Google-search BMI if you aren't familiar with the phrase. I think it's an important tool to be aware of when working on missing person cases.

Darla Lee Miller was last heard from on June 1, 1996, when she was 33 years of age. She has now been missing for 25 years as of the original publication date of this blog post. At the time of this publication, the missing person would be 58 years old.

When I look over the case information, I do see a slight contradiction in the information. According to the NamUs description, she was last seen in the summer of 1996. However, her last-seen date is June 1st, 1996. Technically, June 1st would still be in the spring, in fact, that's not even getting too technical as the start of June is a full three weeks before the start of summer.

Often, when the date of someone's disappearance isn't known, NamUs will just enter the first of the month that they disappeared. It's not really clear from the NamUs account when this individual was last seen.

Also, at the time of her disappearance, she evidently had a "young son." When I plugged Darla Lee Miller into Ancestry's index of public records, I was able to find some addresses for her. However, none of the addresses had date ranges associated with them. Furthermore, some of the addresses were associated with the area that she was last seen in. These were likely addresses that she used before she disappeared. I was sure I was looking at the right Darla Lee Miller because of birthdate matches in the records. 

A good research angle on this case is just to find out if her son is now an adult and see what he can contribute to the details of this case. That could be done by searching her former addresses to see if her son's name appears anywhere. I think, I was able to find a brother, however, I wasn't able to find a way to contact him online. I've kept addresses and names in my notes and may look further.

Please, take a moment to share this on social media using hashtags relevant to the missing person's area. Also, please include the website hashtag #MPCSL.

Author: Shane Lambert

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Shane Lambert is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of February 2021.

Website hashtag: #MPCSL

*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing person's case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.

Jessica Heeringa Missing From Michigan Since 2013 -- Gas Station Employee Vanishes

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. The station did not have surveillance. One early article that was published a few days after her disappearance is snipped below.

Jessica Heeringa Mon, Apr 29, 2013 – 2 · Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Newspapers.com

This case was treated as an abduction since an early part of the investigation. In the early coverage, they communicated interest in questioning a white male with a silver Chrysler minivan (sometimes called a van). The cash register was untouched so this didn't look like a robbery gone wrong.

The witness in the case was an off-duty employee, a woman who drove by the Exxon store. She noticed a van behind the store and circled back. I think she may have been the one that gave the description that lead to a composition sketch of the suspect and the report of the van.

Jessica Heeringa Mon, May 27, 2013 – Page A2 · Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Newspapers.com

The van was thought to have been captured in other footage from businesses in the area. This suspicious van may have passed Coin Zone on Grand Haven Road at about 11:04pm. They also had a video from a tavern, one that also allegedly showed the vehicle in question.

Jessica Heeringa Tue, Apr 30, 2013 – 2 · Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Newspapers.com

The person of interest in the case was Jeffrey Willis, now convicted. At the time of writing, he was in prison for a separate crime that involved killing a female jogger in western Michigan. Willis is a reasonable match to the composite sketch that was generated of the driver of the minivan.

Jessica Heeringa Sat, Dec 28, 2019 – A5 · Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Newspapers.com

There is some closure in this case in the sense that her abductor has been brought to justice. However, Jessica remains a missing person. On that matter, her direction of travel could be speculated on.

Coin Zone, the name of the company that had the footage of the vehicle in question, is permanently closed at the time of writing. However, I found an address of 4300 Grand Haven Road in North Shores for the expired business. There's a possibility that Jessica was in this vehicle, meaning her direction of travel was northern from her last known location.

Jessica's distinctive physical characteristics, listed below, are not likely to aid in this investigation. If we assume that she is long dead then her tattoos and lazy eye would not be ascertainable should a Jane Doe be found that might be her (decomposition). Her short height of 5'1" is what should be remembered in this case, as well as the distinctive clothing that was wearing.

There is some reason to believe that she was buried near Sheridan Road and Laketon Road "near abandoned railroad tracks." However, leads on this tip have not been fruitful. 

If she is buried in the area, then future amateurs working on this case could note any human remains at future construction sites in the area. An area that may have been secluded in 2013 might be developed at a future date. Sometimes construction workers unearth human remains as the lay groundwork for foundations and that's where the strongest likelihood of finding her maybe.

NamUs # and Link: #MP20137

Ethnicity/Race: White

Sex: Female

Age at time of disappearance: 25 years old

Hair: strawberry blonde, shoulder length

Eye color: Blue

Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 5'1", 100 to 110 pounds

Other: One of her eyes is lazy. She has a tattoo on her left ankle of a musical note and a peace sign. She has a star tattoo on her back. Also, she has sleepy z's tattooed on her left foot. Lastly, on her right calf she has a sun and moon tattoo.

Clothing: High-heeled boots, polo shirt with "Sternberg Exxon," blue jeans, and a black tank top.