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Missing Wendy Louise Felton 
Wendy, approximately 1987; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 45 (approximately 2016) Date reported missing : 06/04/1987 Missing location (approx) : Marion, Indiana Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/10/1971 (50) Age at the time of disappearance: 16 years old Height / Weight : 5'3 - 5'5, 115 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gold watch, white shorts and possibly a red shirt. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Wendy has a small scar on her right shoulder blade. She wears hard contact lenses. Her ears are pierced. She is right-handed and her hair was shoulder-length at the time of her disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Wendy's sister drove their parents part-way to the airport during the afternoon of June 4, 1987 near their Marion, Indiana home. They were going on a business trip. Wendy stayed at their residence while her family was away. When her sister returned home at approximately 5:00 p.m., she discovered that Wendy had disappeared. All of her belongings, including her purse and her favorite sneakers, where left behind in her bedroom. Wendy was initially considered a runaway, but investigators have since changed their Missing classification : to Endangered Missing due to the circumstances involved. She is believed to have disappeared from her residence between the hours of 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. on June 7. Donald W. Grenier was considered a possible suspect in Wendy's case at one time. He was charged with the abduction and molestation of a young girl in Indiana in 1999. Grenier's home was searched for evidence concerning Wendy's case and the 1993 disappearance of Tricia Reitler. Both young women vanished from the same vicinity and there were other similarities in their cases. The search did not produce any evidence linking Grenier to either case and he was eventually cleared of suspicion in both cases. Wendy's case remains open and unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Grant County Sheriff's Office 765-668-8168 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Child Protection Education of America Operation Lookout A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. APB News Sun Newspapers October 12, 2004. December 14, 2016; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression updated. |