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Missing Shannon Marie Sherrill 
Shannon, approximately 1986; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 38 (approximately 2018) Date reported missing : 10/15/1986 Missing location (approx) : Thorntown, Indiana Missing classification : Non-Family Abduction Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 08/12/1980 (40) Age at the time of disappearance: 6 years old Height / Weight : 3'0, 30 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white sundress with blue trim and no socks or shoes. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Shannon has a four-inch scar on her abdomen, and her ears are pierced. She had an extremely shy nature at the time of her 1986 disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Shannon was last seen at her family's trailer home in the 600 block of Plum Street in Thorntown, Indiana on October 15, 1986. She was playing a game of "Hide and Seek" with about ten other children at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sherrill disappeared from behind the trailer and has never been heard from again. An extensive search of the area produced little evidence as to her whereabouts. No one saw her leave the yard. Bloodhounds tEthnicity : d Shannon's scent to a nearby cornfield and cemetery, then lost the trail. The day she disappeared had been unusually warm, but that night temperatures dropped into the 40s. A Topeka, Kansas woman named Donna Lynette Walker claimed to be Shannon in July 2003. She telephoned and emailed her family, sending them photographs of herself and claiming to be the missing girl. Shannon's loved ones initially believed her, but the claim turned out to be a hoax and Walker was charged with a dozen felony counts of identity deception and false informing. Walker accepted a plea agreement for the criminal charges in April 2004 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to felony attempted identity deception and misdemeanor false reporting. Ten other charges were dropped. She severed nine months in prison before being released on probation. In 2006, Jeffrey L. Sunnycalb sent a letter to the Thorntown police about Shannon's disappearance, claiming to have information on her case. Sunnycalb was convicted of raping two children and sentenced to fifty years in prison. He has a reputation for providing credible information on unsolved murders; his tips to investigators lead to the indictment of a suspected serial killer. Authorities stated they plan to interview Sunnycalb and find out what, if anything, he knows about Shannon's case. The child's parents have criticized the police for allegedly failing to adequately follow up on leads and failing to keep the family informed of the investigation. Shannon lived with her mother and younger brother when she went missing, and was a kindergarten student at Thorntown Elementary School. Her parents are divorced and her father lives in Tipton, Indiana. Both her mother and her father passed polygraph tests and aren't considered suspects in her case. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Thorntown Police Department 317-436-7677 Federal Bureau Of Investigation 202-324-3000 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child Protection Education of America |