William David Shannon -- Missing Since September 1995 in Washington state

Paraphrased details from government source**: 

Left home in Salem, Oregon for a camping/hiking trip and never returned. Did not take medications for mental and medical problems. Vehicle found at the National Forest trailhead to Lake Angeline. An extensive search operation was unproductive. The vehicle was left at the trailhead and impounded by the US Forest Service.

Update: The original time of writing was April 3rd, 2021. The MP is still missing as of March 25th, 2025.

Not the actual vehicle. AI was prompted to generate a picture of the vehicle's likeness near a hiking trail. Shows a 1991 Pontiac 2x2 that's blue with Oregon plates.

Missing Person: William David Shannon
Last-contact date: September 4th, 1995 (this was Labor Day that year, a Monday)
The area where the MP was last seen: Skykomish, Washington
Link to government source: NamUs MP 

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Age at time of disappearance: 47 years old
Birthdate: William David Shannon was born between September 5th, 1947, and September 4th, 1948, based on his reported age at the last date of reported contact.

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Scar: None known

Height/weight: 6'4" and 180 pounds
BMI*: William David Shannon was in the normal range for BMI.

No photo found: If a photo can't be found, rely on BMI, height, weight, ethnicity, and other physical features to describe or picture the person. 

Tattoos: William David Shannon did not have any tattoos associated with his profiles.

William David Shannon was last heard from on September 4th, 1995, when he was 47 years of age. That was a Monday, and as the first Monday in September, it was also Labor Day in 1995. William David Shannon has now been missing for about 26 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

When it came to expanding details, this was a difficult case. I did not find a newspaper article that covered the missing person's disappearance. 

Sometimes, with a first name like William, selecting the proper keywords to search can be difficult. There's Will, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billy, Billie and then all the combinations that come with whether or not to use the middle name (ie. which could be "Dave" or "David"), just the middle initial, or to use first and last name alone. There are dozens of way this person might be named in media, if not using a strict first and last name combination.

William David Shannon: Limited Media Coverage

In the end, I felt like there were no newspaper articles on this disappearance in the Newspaper.com database. That may change in the future, so take a moment to double-check if you are reading this well after the publication date.

I did note that the individual did not have a photo included with his profile. When I encounter that situation, I usually attribute it to a lack of public interest in the case. Perhaps the hard-to-find newspaper coverage or web news source isn't too surprising.

When a missing person doesn't have a photo, researchers can try to find one at Ancestry.com or at Newspapers.com. I am convinced that William David Shannon has profile information at Ancestry, as his NamUs profile says he was from Salem, Oregon.

I found someone who was in the right birthdate range who had an exact name match at that website for Salem, Oregon. There might have been a Yearbook photo of him at the site, but I couldn't authenticate it as the missing person for sure. Furthermore, a photo of him in his 20s isn't great to use when he disappeared at the age of 47. 

This William David Shannon might be the same one as the missing person: his date of death is listed as September 23rd, 1995, which would be 19 days after the disappearance. It just might be that September 23rd was when someone filed a missing person report. Conversely, they could be different people, but there is a lot of overlap between the NamUs William David Shannon and the one at Ancestry.

Hiking Without Medication - Seems Odd

What stands out with this case is that this individual went hiking and/or camping without medications that he presumptively needed. That certainly doesn't bode well for his health and well-being.

The Lake Angeline area that is mentioned in the NamUs description appears to be a puny lake near Darrington, Washington. These were the coordinates I noted off of Google Maps for what looks like little more than a pond: 48.24182048327208, -121.54171666844462.

I wondered if his vehicle might have been parked on a road labelled as NF-2420, but I wasn't sure what I was looking at.

I have looked at a lot of cases involving missing hikers in the past. When the vehicle is found near the trailhead, then they should be presumed to be lost on the trail. Hikers who are rescued under these circumstances are usually rescued only if found within a week. That would suggest that this missing person is dead, something supported by his 30-year absence as of 2025.

Clothing and Possessions Associated with William David Shannon

Item	Description
Backpack	Blue Jansport backpack
T-shirt	Plain T-shirt (color not specified)
Pants	Long pants (color and material not specified)
Cap	Baseball or golf-type cap (color not specified)
Glasses	Light-colored wire-frame glasses

Note: These items were associated with William David Shannon at the time of his disappearance on September 4th, 1995. They may be linked to a John Doe or could become associated with one in the future as part of ongoing identification efforts.

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Wendy Wilson -- Last Seen in Oak Harbour, Washington in May 2002

Details from NamUs**: 

Wendy was last seen on 05/13/2002. This was a witnessed jump from Deception Pass Bridge. 

Missing Person: Wendy B. Wilson 

Last-contact date: May 13th, 2002 (assumed to be her death date at Ancestry)

The area where the MP was last seen: Oak Harbor, Washington

Link to government source: NamUs MP#77935

VITAL DETAILS 

Ethnicity: Asian 

Sex: Female 

Age at time of disappearance: 23 years old

Birthdate: February 17th, 1979

Hair: Black 

Eyes: Brown 

Scar: None listed at NamUs 

Height/weight: 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds 

BMI*: Wendy Wilson was in the normal range for BMI.

• BMI is body mass index. It relates to an individual's height and weight. I include it believing it can help picture a missing person or describe one. 

Possible photo found: Photos are best to have but when they can't be found you can try to rely on BMI, height, weight, ethnicity, and other physical features to describe or picture the person. I think I did find a picture of this individual in the 1997 Lakewood High School yearbook, however, I hesitate to post it because I can't be sure it's one and the same Wendy Wilson.

Distinctive: please note that she had the following: a tattoo on her neck of Chinese symbols. 

Wendy Wilson has not been seen since May 13th, 2002, when she was 23 years old. This individual has now been missing for 19 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

When people are missing for several years as this person has been, some of their distinctive characteristics may no longer be relevant as identifiers. For instance, she was thought to have a tattoo, however, if this individual is deceased and/or among the Jane Does of the Pacific Northwest, her tattoo might not be an identifier due to putrefaction. 

What stands out with this case, is the NamUs description that says she was witnessed jumping from a bridge. That does sound like a suicide attempt.

The bridge that she jumped from was Deception Pass Bridge. This is a bridge that is still used as of the time of writing. It connects Whidbey Island with Fidalgo Island over a strait known as Deception Pass. Pass Island is an in-between point on the bridge.

I did not find any newspaper article associated with the bridge and the common name of Wendy Wilson. I wonder if this is an uncovered disappearance. However, I did a find letter in a newspaper that suggested that Deception Pass Bridge was a problem spot for suicides. Also, I found a photo from a newspaper source which I include below. Note the height of the bridge that Wendy was jumping from.

Thu, Dec 17, 2015 – Page C1 · The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri) · Newspapers.com

Nearly 20 years have passed. The NamUs description says that her "jump from Deception Pass Bridge" was "witnessed." Accordingly, this isn't the most mysterious missing person case. The fall seems likely to have killed her. I'm not going to say that her body can't be found but the bridge is over saltwater and human remains don't last indefinitely in saltwater environments to my knowledge. 

I don't think this is a case Websleuths or amateurs should work on that much. The individual may not be lost for all time but any remains could be in impossible-to-reach places if they've survived the elements this long. If any remains are found, then it's not likely to be due to Websleuths. However, any human remains that have washed ashore near Deception Pass that have never been identified as having an owner might be those of Wendy Wilson's.

This is an area where the currents are very strange and difficult to predict. If you are interested in this case, then check the Jane Doe databases for unidentified individual bones that have been found on the shores in the area.

It may be possible that Wendy Wilson is a part of the human feet mysteries that confused investigators earlier this century. There was a foot in a shoe found on Whidbey Island in 2010. It was thought that this foot was that of a woman or child but it was also thought to be of a person who was dead for two months. That latter point does cast ample doubt on it being Wendy Wilson's remains, however, you can see how her remains may have washed ashore somewhere.

Lastly, when this individual disappeared, it was thought that the following articles of clothing were in her possession: a dark brown coat and light-colored pants. These can be important because clothing and articles/items that a missing person was last associated with might show up in relation to a Jane Doe. 

Thank you for reading. If have any information about this case, consider contacting the authorities. 

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 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: To determine whether a person is missing or not, this site relies heavily on government sources. If you are described as missing when you are not, I recommend simply having your missing person report updated or removed. When that happens, updates at this site can follow.

Renisia Elaine Johnson -- Missing Since February 1989 (ATTEMPT TO MATCH)

Details from NamUs**: 

The missing person left her residence on 02-24-1989 and never returned.

Missing Person: Renisia Elaine Johnson
Last-contact date: February 24th, 1989
The area where the MP was last seen: Tampa, Florida
Link to government source: NamUs #MP78570

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 20 years old

• This person was born between February 25th, 1968, and February 24th, 1969. The range is calculated using the missing person's age on the date of her disappearance.

Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Scar: None listed at NamUs
Height/weight: 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds
BMI*: Renisia Elaine Johnson 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.

No photo...yet: If a photo can't be found, rely on BMI, height, weight, ethnicity, and other physical features to describe or picture the person.

Renisia Elaine Johnson, a missing person, was last heard from on February 24th, 1989 when she was 20 years old. This individual has now been missing for 32 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

When a missing person doesn't have a photo, researchers can try to find one at Ancestry.com or at Newspapers.com. However, in the case of the latter, I was not able to find a missing person report for this individual. Nor did I find any mention of her name in news media.

As of the time of publication, this individual was a non-person by my research methods. What I mean by that, is that I wasn't able to find the exact name at the newspapers.com archive, in Google searches, or at Ancestry. In fact, when I only searched for the first name of "Renisia" in the entire country of the United States, only 40 hits came up, none of which matched the missing person.

I am thinking that the best way to find this person is to cross-reference her clothing in Jane Doe databases. Renisia Elaine Johnson may have had the following articles when she disappeared: a black and white jacket, acid wash jeans, and a pair of black suede boots.

A Websleuth that took an interest in the case (username: victoriarobinson642) found a Jane Doe that might be interesting as a comparison to the missing person. Case File 978UFGA at DoeNetwork describes a Jane Doe that was would found in Atlanta, Georgia in September 1989. The Jane Doe matched the missing person in these ways:

1. Both were black.
2. Both were females.
3. The Jane Doe was thought to have died in the months leading up to September 1989. Renisia went missing in February and could have died in the months leading up to September 1989.
4. Renisia was thought to be 5'5" and the Jane Doe was thought to be 5'4". While not an exact match, in these situations involving estimates, a one-inch discrepancy doesn't discount the match.

A couple counterpoints could be mentioned:

1. The Jane Doe was found in Atlanta while Renisia was last seen in Tampa. Those are both in the southeastern parts of the USA, but there is a difference of 460 miles between the two cities.
2. The clothing doesn't totally match. Renisia was thought to have acid-wash jeans and the Jane Doe was described as having "stonewashed jeans." However, those styles do look similar in some ways. Both were described as having black footwear but Renisia's was long-suede boots and the Jane Doe's was "black, high top athletic shoes."

Please share this article to social media using hashtags that are related to where the missing person went missing from, which is Tampa, Florida. Also, please share targeting Atlanta, in this case.

Author: Shane Lambert (UncoolNegated on Websleuths)

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Shane Lambert (UncoolNegated on Websleuths) is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of 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.

Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel -- Missing Since August 1976

Details from NamUs**: 

"Francisco enlisted in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. His orders directed him to travel to Fort Dix, New Jersey on August 8, 1976. He went to the AMTRAK train station in Providence, RI accompanied by friends and family. He boarded the train with other recruits and his recruiter but never arrived in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He has not been seen or heard from since."

Missing Person: Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel

Last-contact date: August 8th, 1976
The area where the MP was last seen: Providence, Rhode Island
Link to government source: NamUs #MP78513

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Sex: Male
Age at time of disappearance: 18 years old
Birthdate: between August 9th, 1957 and August 8th, 1958

• I'm not sure of the exact birthdate for Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel but a date range can be calculated using his age at the time of the disappearance.

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Scar: None listed at NamUs
Height/weight: 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9 and 128 to 135 pounds
BMI*: 

• Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel 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.

Tattoos: Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel did not have any tattoos associated with his profiles. If you know this to be a mistake, then please contact this site.

Francisco Do Nascimento Pimentel was last heard from on August 8th, 1976, when he was 18 years of age. This individual has now been missing for 45 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

What stands out with this case, is that the NamUs description describes a situation where you would think it would be hard for him to disappear -- at least, without a further lead. It says that he boarded a train with military recruits and his recruiter, yet the last person to report seeing him was his family members. It would seem like the co-recruits, recruiter, and possibly train staff would have something to say on this matter. There definitely appears to be an incomplete story regarding the circumstances. To try and complete it, I did some research on Newspapers.com and Ancestry.com but was not able to find anything additional on this missing person.

I think this case opens up to Websleuths and amateur investigators/hobbyists if someone who knew him on the day he was last seen provides more details. Additionally, any of the co-recruits that remember that day might be able to offer something.

The way he sounds, he boarded the train in Providence bound for New Jersey but never reached it. Did he jump off the train? Did he sneak off at an earlier exit to dodge military duty? This is a difficult case where there's just not enough to conjecture from, meaning that opening up the details is the first duty. However, I think it is fair to say that any destination en route to Fort Dix from Providence is in play. It's not clear what the Amtrack route was but Warwick, New London, Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, and Philadelphia could all be points where he disembarked.

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 (UncoolNegated on Websleuths)

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Shane Lambert (UncoolNegated on Websleuths) is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of 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.

Cellastine Wade -- Missing Since April 26th, 1968 from New Jersey

Details from NamUs**: Cellastine was last seen by her family in Jersey City NJ, approximately 1967-1968, where she disappeared after work. Her family never heard from her again.

Missing Person: Cellastine Wade
Last-contact date: April 26th, 1968 (Friday)
The area where the MP was last seen: Jersey City, New Jersey
Link to government source: #MP77996

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 18 years old
Birthdate: between April 27th, 1949 and April 26th, 1950; might be November 30th, 1949

• The range is calculated using the missing person's age on the date of her disappearance.

Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Scar: None indicated
Height/weight: 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-6 and 95 to 110 pounds
BMI*: Cellastine Wade was in the normal range for BMI.

Cellastine Wade, a missing person, was last heard from on April 26th, 1968 (Friday) when she was 18 years old. She has now been missing for 57 years as of October 2025.

One detail, in this case, is that she went missing in 1968 and yet her profile was not uploaded to NamUs until February 2021. That's an enormous gap and it can't be ignored. It's possible that she is among the known Jane Does of America already. However, there is not a lot to go on for cross-referencing her case to Jane Does. She could match up to many with the limited details that have been provided.

This promises to be a difficult case for Websleuths or amateur investigators. The missing person did not have any articles or items associated with her in the missing person's reports that I consulted.

I was not able to find her in Ancestry easily. Nor did her exact name produce any hits in Newspapers.com. I did find a couple people that I thought might have been relatives, however, I'm not certain as to that status either. I think this case takes on new life for Websleuths or amateur investigators if a family member that knows details of Cellastine opens up about them.

For lack of details on this case, I decided to use Grok for information (X's AI tool/March 6th, 2025). The bot admits that there are sparse details available on this case. 

Long-Shot Lead:

• Cellastine Wade may have been connected to an unidentified workplace incident or transient population tied to Jersey City’s industrial scene in 1968.
• Potentially linked to a Jane Doe case in a neighboring state.

• Basis:
  • NamUs states she was last seen “by family after work” on April 26, 1968.
  • Jersey City in 1968: a hub of factories, warehouses, and shipping (e.g., textile mills, chemical plants, Colgate’s waterfront facility).
  • Cellastine, 18, from a working-class background (1950 census: 629 Grand Street), likely worked a low-wage job nearby.
  • “After work” might hint at more than a casual detail—possible trouble (accident, predator, or spontaneous decision) tied to her workplace or commute.
  • No foul play noted; JCPD may have assumed voluntary departure.
• The Stretch:
  • Jersey City’s location near highways (e.g., Route 1/9 to Holland Tunnel) and rail lines made vanishing—or being taken—across state lines feasible.
  • Long-shot angle: check unidentified remains from 1968–1970 in nearby states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio) where transient workers/runaways surfaced.
  • Example: Jane Doe found 1969 in Columbia County, NY (120 miles north)—young Black woman, 16–20, no origin, speculated on Websleuths as a Cellastine match.
  • No DNA/dental link yet, but timing and “after work” clue could fit if she hitched a ride or was trafficked post-shift.
• Why It’s a Long Shot:
  • No evidence pins her to a specific job or confirms she left Jersey City.
  • JCPD likely limited investigation to local inquiries in ‘68—cold case inertia and under-resourcing typical for a Black teen’s disappearance then.
  • Photo shows family persistence, but no 1968 workplace records (e.g., factory logs) or witnesses make it a needle-in-a-haystack scenario.
  • Jersey City’s industrial churn produced many missing persons—some ending as unidentified Does elsewhere.

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.

Sieu Vei Trang -- Missing from Seattle Since 1982

Details from NamUs**: "Sieu was last seen on April 3, 1982."

Missing Person: Sieu Vei Trang
Last-contact date: April 3rd, 1982
The area where the MP was last seen: Seattle, Washington

Link to government source: NamUs #MP7149 
We have no photo: This is an individual who doesn't have a photo attached to her profile.

• When there is no photo, you can try to find one at Ancestry.com or at Newspapers.com; try to find one that's as close to the missing person's date of disappearance as possible.

Ethnicity: Asian
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 13

Birthdate: May 22nd, 1968
Hair details: Black
Eye details: Brown
Scars: None known
Height/weight: 4-foot-9 and 95 pounds
BMI*: Sieu Vei Trang was in the normal range for BMI.

This is one of those cases where you can't quite figure out why there is not more information on the case. This is a teenaged girl that went missing in 1982. Usually, with a young missing person, there is at least a photo to go on. However, in this case, no one seems to have been able to find one. 

This missing person is in the database for the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs. However, there is not much information on her profile at the time of writing.

Sieu Vei Trang was primarily associated with the area around Seattle, Washington. I looked in the Ancestry database to try and find details of her life that might be relevant to her missing person's status, however, I was not able to find any.

One thing to note with this case is that the individual went missing during puberty. This might be important if she is ever compared to a Jane Doe. Teeth can change rapidly during puberty. Dental records of people in puberty can require greater scrutiny because if the dental records aren't from a time that was close to when the person disappeared, a lot may have changed.

This individual has been missing for almost 40 years at the time of writing. Many of their characteristics could have changed over time. Even if the Sieu is found as a Jane Doe, the Jane Doe's hair color might not be reported as the same as when this individual went missing.

What stands out in this case, is the height. This person was just 4'9" and that will differentiate her from a lot of Jane Does that get found.

Lastly, at the time of her disappearance, Gary Ridgway, a serial killer in America's Pacific Northwest, was active. This is a point that has been by a Websleuth under username Kjowl16. You can follow the Websleuths forum at this link: Sieu's Forum at Websleuths.

Thank you for reading. If have any information about this case, consider contacting the authorities. In conclusion, I think the matter at hand is to find someone who cared about her and ask that person some questions about the case.

Author: Shane Lambert (Facebook profile)

Facebook Group: Missing Person Commentary

Twitter: @UncoolNegated (Twitter)

Pinterest: Missing Person Board
Original Time of Writing: February 21st, 2021

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

I am not a Private Investigator, however, I am currently studying to be one as of February 2021.

Website hashtag: #MPCSL

*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges.

**Grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.

Marion Alice Morton -- Missing Since 1937

Missing Person: Marion Alice Morton
Last-contact date: December 30th, 1937

Birth year: either 1884 or 1883
Disappeared from: Georgetown, Delaware

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Link to Government Source: NamUs #MP5405

Ethnicity: White
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 53
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Height/weight at the time of disappearance: 5'0" to 5'6" and 100 to 140 pounds
Details as per NamUs: "Marian Morton was seen and known to be alive by granddaughter on a winter evening in either 1938, 1939 or 1940 at 114 W Market St Georgetown, Delaware."

Maron Alice Morton does not have a profile photo available at NamUs. Those that are working on this case, could direct themselves to looking for one to include with her missing persons profile. Typically, Ancestry Yearbooks are a great place to look. However, in this case the individual went missing when she was 53 years old. Newspapers.com and other sources at Ancestry might serve the researcher better.

This individual would be deceased at the time of writing. If you are working on this case, then be aware that it will be exceedingly difficult with little hope of making any contribution to justice.

There were a couple of same-named individuals that appeared at Ancestry that were both born in 1883. However, I could not authenticate either as being the missing person.

Author: Shane Lambert (Facebook profile)

Facebook Group: Missing Person Commentary

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Angel Rene Sexton -- Missing From Logan, Ohio Since February 2011

Missing person: Angel Rene Sexton

Aliases: Angela Rena, Angel Renee, Angel Hedrick
Last-contact date: February 2nd, 2011 (was a Wednesday)
Disappeared from: Logan, Ohio

Link to Government Source: #MP11816

Other Source: Charley Project

Ethnicity/Race: White
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 37 years old

Birthdate: September 1973
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 4'10" to 5'1" and about 118 pounds
Tattoos: One of her arms has an unknown tattoo

According to the Charley Project: Sexton was last seen in Logan, Ohio, on February 2, 2011. She left her four-year-old daughter with a babysitter and has never been heard from again. Sexton may be in Columbus, Ohio. Few details are available in her case.

Author: Shane Lambert (link opens to my Facebook profile)
Twitter: @UncoolNegated (link to Twitter)
Original Time of Writing: January 29th, 2021
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March 25th, 2025 Update

I took a second look at this case about four years after originally posting the content below. The information at the Charley Project and NamUs remains unadjusted. Furthermore, there still isn't a missing person news article about her anywhere that I could find. What's below, is what was written on January 29th, 2021. I did make some edits as some links have died.

Original Time of Writing Content Below: Minor Edits

This was a difficult case to find information on. It seems that the sources on Angel Rene Sexton are all rewrites of the same information.

Furthermore, this missing person had many aliases. That can make it harder to research when it comes to keyword searching. You have to mix-and-match first names, middle names, and last names in the databases and then search engines to find information -- each step of the way, combing through countless people with similar names.

However, I was able to find her birth date, which is above. I have her exact birth date in my case notes.

One question I had was the exact location of her tattoo and what it depicted. It could help in this case as it can help in any missing person case.

For names associated with Angel Rene Sexton, her parents were Gary Dewain Sexton and Audrey Irene Sexton. There are also online comments regarding Angel as follows (link doesn't show anything in March 2025 but the comments below were once there):

"sammy gatenburg: I miss her she was my cousin.

12 22, 2014 | 15:54

Gina rarick: I miss her too she was my best friend before she moved back to Ohio"

The 'names' above might be usernames. I think these are people who might be willing to help iron out the details of this case if they know any, but I had trouble finding them in the time that I had allotted to look at this case. Another question regarding Angel would be why she was thought to be in the Columbus area.

The Facebook page for her missing person case was available online but has since been removed or limited.

Furthermore, I found her address to be on Linton Road in Logan, Ohio at the time of her disappearance. I think she was living in the Logan Village Apartments.

Address matches using search engines need to be taken with a grain of salt. I don't think websites really can report on where someone lived, but they may get information from documents instead. Documents can be true or false. But I noted one different last name staying at the same address as Sexton, an address that matched right to the apartment number for what would be an overlapping time frame.

Similar Case

When I highlight similar cases, it is not to say that the cases are related in an investigative way. However, history repeats itself because and I think similar cases provide food for thought.

What does it mean when a mother leaves a child at a babysitter and then disappears? Does it mean she disappeared voluntarily, or was she disappeared by someone?

Between the two, I would lean a little to the former. I think a mother who disappears after taking her child to the babysitter will often be someone who is finding life a little heavy at the moment, wishes for something different, but wants to make sure her child is in safe hands while she sorts matters out. From this perspective, getting a babysitter might be a step in a plan to disappear voluntarily.

What does it mean when that person still isn't accounted for ten years later? That's a different question.

Lorraine Judith Chance is a missing person from many decades ago who disappeared after leaving her child at a babysitter's. Readers can read about her case details here: Lorraine Judith Chance.

Stephanie Ann Drnovsek -- Missing From Lakewood, Colorado Since 1984

Author: Shane Lambert
Original Time of Writing: January 11th, 2021

Significant update: April 5th, 2025
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A high-school photo for a missing 27-year-old?

Missing person: Stephanie Ann Drnovsek

Last-seen date: September 5th, 1984 (Wednesday)
Last-seen location: Lakewood, Colorado, in the 10600 block of West Virginia Avenue near South Kipling Street
Link to Government Source: #MP21211

Ethnicity/Race: White

Sex: Female

Age at time of disappearance: 27 years old
Hair: Blonde/strawberry
Eye color: hazel
Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 5'4" and 120 pounds
Other: scar on abdomen from removal of uterus; butterfly tattoo on abdomen; also, tattoo on left hip as per the Colorado Bureau of Investigation; had a fractured right femur (often called a thigh bone) at some point in her life.

Vehicle: She was driving her boyfriend's vehicle. It was found at Colorado Boulevard and Mexico Avenue (Google Maps).

Parents: Probably Shirley Diane Drnovsek (obituary claims Stephanie "preceded" her mother in death) and Charles D. Drnovsek, both deceased.

Commentary and opinion:

The case of Stephanie Drnovsek was not an inspiring one to research. She went missing after leaving her home and the home of her live-in boyfriend.

The last time she was seen was Wednesday, September 5th, 1984. She was driving her boyfriend's car at the time, which was found 17 days later. It would be two days later than this before her boyfriend filed a missing person's report on September 24th, 1984 (source: CharleyProject).

One thing that stood out to me, in this case, is that she went missing at the age of 27 years old. However, the photo of her that's used is one from her 1975 high school yearbook. She went to Iver C Ranum High School in Denver, Colorado, and the yearbook is uploaded to Ancestry.com. It struck me as strange that someone who goes missing at the age of 27 has a photo from nine years earlier used.

It did not strike me as strange that there wasn't any hit to her name with Newspapers.com. Lots of missing person cases don't end up getting covered.

Furthermore, she had aliases (Heckel, Henckel, and maybe Drnousek) for her last name, and Stephanie has variants too, like Stefanie, Stef, or Steph. I spent some time mixing and matching different ways that her name might have been reported, but found nothing. When you research this case, you don't really find that much information on what happened to her.

The missing person case of Stephanie Ann Drnovsek, who disappeared on September 5, 1984, from Lakewood, Colorado, remains unresolved as of April 5, 2025. Based on available information, there have been no significant public updates indicating that her case has been solved or that new evidence has emerged since the original blog post by Shane Lambert on January 11, 2021.

Below is a table showing the possible combinations of her first name variants and last name aliases, which may explain the difficulty in finding information:

First Name	Last Name	Combination
Stephanie	Drnovsek	Stephanie Drnovsek
Stephanie	Heckel	Stephanie Heckel
Stephanie	Henckel	Stephanie Henckel
Stephanie	Drnousek	Stephanie Drnousek
Stefanie	Drnovsek	Stefanie Drnovsek
Stefanie	Heckel	Stefanie Heckel
Stefanie	Henckel	Stefanie Henckel
Stefanie	Drnousek	Stefanie Drnousek
Stef	Drnovsek	Stef Drnovsek
Stef	Heckel	Stef Heckel
Stef	Henckel	Stef Henckel
Stef	Drnousek	Stef Drnousek
Steph	Drnovsek	Steph Drnovsek
Steph	Heckel	Steph Heckel
Steph	Henckel	Steph Henckel
Steph	Drnousek	Steph Drnousek

Note: The table assumes her middle name, "Ann," remains constant, resulting in 16 combinations (4 first name variants × 4 last name aliases). However, if her middle name "Ann" or its variants (e.g., Anne, Annie) were included or excluded in searches, this would lead to many more keyword search variants. For example, adding "Ann" explicitly (e.g., "Stephanie Ann Drnovsek") or using variants like "Stephanie Anne Heckel" or omitting it entirely (e.g., "Steph Henckel") would multiply the possibilities significantly, potentially yielding dozens or hundreds of additional combinations depending on how many middle name variations are considered. Furthermore, there are other keyword variants involving initials, like S.A. Heckel. If she has a missing person report associated with anything but her standard name, it would be difficult to find using common search methods.

Is There Anyone Out There Who Knew Her That Wants to Expand the Details?

Having read thousands of missing persons' cases in my life, the odd thing about this case is that it just seems like no one cares to communicate some of the fundamentals. A picture is worth a thousand words, yet there is no photo of her from near the time of her disappearance. I found no coverage of her case in any news from about the time of her disappearance, and she wasn't reported missing until 19 days after she was last seen.

There's loads of work to be done on this case, and I think it's the Websleuths where you'll find people that might put some effort in. From what I saw, it was members of that website who were willing to find a photo of her, even if it was an old one.

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The vehicle that Stephanie was driving (what model???) was found on September 22nd, 1984. It had been stripped, meaning that thieves had taken whatever they could of value from it. I would not hold that to mean that the thieves who stripped the vehicle disappeared Stephanie, although I'm sure the police would want to talk with them.

I saw a vehicle abandoned on the side of a road once, and drove by it every day. Hubcaps started to disappear, and the gas cap was taken. Thieves target abandoned vehicles for sure, so the car Stephanie drove was probably stripped after she went missing.

I reached out to someone whom I thought might have known Stephanie via email. Hopefully, I can pick someone's brain to get some better coverage or details for this case.

Does Robert Charles Browne Know Something About Stephanie’s Disappearance?

I’d like to thank Websleuths user "Chuck Norris' Chin" for sending me down this rabbit hole with their comment on Stephanie’s case thread (Websleuths post). He suggests that Robert Charles Browne should be kept in mind in relation to Stephanie's disappearance.

I’ve done a preliminary timeline for Robert Charles Browne, a convicted serial killer, and plan to look at him more closely. Browne is confirmed to have been in Texas in February and March 1984, where he committed two murders. This does place him quite a distance from Stephanie's location six months later, but Browne lived in Colorado Springs during the 1980s, making it plausible he was there in September 1984, just 60 miles from Lakewood, where Stephanie went missing.

Notably, his confirmed November 10th, 1987, murder of Rocio Sperry in Colorado Springs involved finding her abandoned car in a parking lot, a detail that echoes the discovery of Stephanie’s boyfriend’s stripped vehicle in Denver. However, more work needs to be done on confirming this serial killer’s timeline to determine if he could be linked to Stephanie’s disappearance in a way that is not tenuous.