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Missing Melinda Karen Creech 
Melinda, approximately 1979; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 52 (approximately 2017) Date reported missing : 09/05/1979 Missing location (approx) : Anderson, Indiana Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/21/1965 (55) Age at the time of disappearance: 13 years old Height / Weight : 5'3, 110 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde/brown hair, blue eyes. Melinda's nickname is Mindy. She has previously fractured her lower arm, her ears are pierced and she has a small mole on her left eyebrow. She may use the alias first name Mandy or the alias middle name Dawn. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies give her DOB : as September 21, 1964. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Melinda was placed in the Bronnenberg Children’s Home, an all-girls juvenile detention facility, on September 5, 1979 after she and another teenAge at the time of disappearance: r were caught stealing motorcycles from a dealership. Two months later, the police went there to speak to Melinda in connection to another theft, but she was gone. It's unclear when and how she left the facility. In 1994, Melinda's mother, Shirley Creech, told her other four children that a badly decomposed body found in New Jersey had been identified as Melinda. They believed her, although no funeral service was ever conducted for the child. When Shirley died in 2003, Melinda's siblings found letters among her personal effects which stated that dental records had proved that the New Jersey body was not Melinda's. In 2004, police re-opened Melinda's missing persons case. They are currently tracking down and interviewing her old friends to see if any of them have heard from her. They do not know why Shirley lied to her family about Melinda's supposed death. Shirley had suffered from dementia for years prior to her passing, and perhaps she was simply confused. Melinda's siblings have described her as an extremely abusive parent. There has been no activity on Melinda's Social Security number since 1979. Her father is now also deceased. Other information and links : ncy Madison County Sheriff's Office 765-646-9281 765-642-0221 765-646-4028 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network The Indianapolis Star |