The Nationwide Lacking and Unidentified Individuals System (NamUs) is monitoring 619 lacking particular person instances in Michigan that date all the best way again to 1958.

In keeping with NamUs, greater than 600,000 individuals go lacking in america yearly. Many lacking kids and adults are shortly discovered, however tens of 1000’s stay lacking for a couple of yr. These are thought of chilly instances.

We’re looking at a number of the oldest lacking individuals chilly instances reported in Michigan.

Beneath is a have a look at 12 individuals who have been reported lacking between Sept. 18, 1958, and Oct. 31, 1969. They’re nonetheless lacking.

Ida Dean Anderson

Ida Dean Anderson was final seen on Sept. 18, 1958, in Ann Arbor.

In keeping with TrackMissing, she had left her husband in February and was hospitalized because of rheumatic fever and ulcers. Her kids have been positioned into state custody. She was scheduled to get her kids in mid-September, however went lacking as a substitute.

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She was speculated to fly to Jacksonville, Florida together with her kids, however the airplane tickets they’d bought have been by no means used.

Anybody with info ought to contact Ann Arbor police at 734-794-6920.

Adele Marie Wells

Adele Marie Wells was final seen on Nov. 21, 1958, in Flint.

Police mentioned Adele was strolling to Jefferson Elementary College after staying house that morning with a slight chilly.

She stopped at her grandmother’s home first, simply blocks from her college, to indicate her how her mom had properly finished up her hair that day for college.

She left her grandmother’s house and was by no means seen once more.

She was final seen sporting a gray cotton coat, a bluish costume with small animal figures alongside the decrease hemline and crimson knee-length socks.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Flint Police Division at 810-237-6800.

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Juliette Delania Walker

Juliette Delania Walker was final seen on June 1, 1963, in Pontiac.

Police mentioned she was identified to depart for a day or two, however this time, she by no means returned house.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace at 248-858-4951.

Patricia Louise Zentner and Mildred Patricia Zentner

Patricia Louise Zentner was final seen on Aug. 28, 1964, in Backyard Metropolis.

She disappeared alongside together with her mom, Mildred Patricia Zentner. Police consider foul play was concerned of their disappearance.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Backyard Metropolis Police Division at 734-793-1700.

Mary Jean Mclaughlin

Mary Jean Mclaughlin was final seen on Jan. 1, 1965, in Lake Odessa.

She was final seen by her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter when she visited them in class.

She advised her son she was going away for some time, however could be again. She then traveled to her sister, Kathleen Lindstrom, who lived in Muskegon. She left {a photograph} and went lacking.

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She wasn’t reported lacking till Aug. 2002. Investigators mentioned there isn’t a report of Mary because the mid-Sixties and there was no exercise on her social safety quantity.

Anybody with info ought to contact Michigan State Police at 989-352-8444.

John Lester Brown

John Lester Brown was final seen on Dec. 26, 1965, in Lansing.

He noticed his household the day after Christmas and was by no means seen once more after that.

He has a tattoo on his higher left arm that claims “Johnny Boy” with a black panther. He has a dagger tattoo on his different arm and presumably a spider.

Brown’s household believes he died in 1973 in a scuba diving incident, in keeping with a Fb group. He’s nonetheless listed as a lacking particular person within the nationwide database.

Anybody with info ought to contact Michigan State Police at 517-322-1907.

Charles J Pinger

There isn’t any picture accessible.

Charles J Pinger was final seen on Might 8, 1968, in Bergland.

He reportedly lived in a shack within the woods as a hermit. He was 64 years previous.

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The postmaster on the time mentioned Pinger had not picked up his social safety checks in about two months.

He was identified to put on “six-inch work footwear” and had a pocket watch.

He had brown hair and blue eyes.

Anybody with info ought to name Michigan State Police at 906-229-5372.

Judith Ann Ruggirello

Judith Ann Ruggirello was final seen on Aug. 18, 1968, in Southfield.

The night time earlier than she went lacking, she advised her husband that she was divorcing him and he or she had put a deposit on an condo. They argued.

Her husband threatened her and the subsequent day he organized for his or her kids to go to his brother’s house at 11 a.m. She was by no means seen once more.

Her automobile was discovered at 7 Mile Highway and Wyoming Avenue in Detroit. Her purse was contained in the automobile.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Southfield Police Division at 248-796-5500.

Robert Richard Lepsy

Robert Richard Lepsy was final seen on Oct. 29, 1969, in Grayling.

He left his place of employment mid-afternoon for lunch and was by no means seen once more.

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His automobile was discovered deserted in a parking zone in Traverse Metropolis three days later. The doorways have been unlocked, keys have been within the ignition and cigarettes have been on the dashboard.

He has a scar on his scalp and his two entrance enamel are crooked. He was final seen sporting a pumpkin-colored crew neck sweatshirt, London Fog beige raincoat and black loafers.

He was legally declared lifeless in 1976.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Grayling Metropolis Police at 989-348-4621.

Pamela Sue Hobley

Pamela Sue Hobley was final seen on Oct. 31, 1969, in Oscoda.

She was 15 years previous. Hobley had a 3/4-length white fur coat with brown fur trim, lengthy sleeve shirt with ruffled cuffs, white cotton knee socks and a brown and white plaid skirt. She had chunky-style footwear with a thick heel.

She has a scar on the left aspect of her mouth and a scar throughout the bridge of her nostril.

Hobley and Patricia Spencer (beneath) went lacking on the day of the homecoming soccer sport. They weren’t thought of associates, however it’s believed that they could have skipped college collectively that afternoon. They didn’t have a handbag or ID with them.

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They haven’t been seen or heard from since.

Foul play is suspected.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Oscoda Township Police Division at 989-739-9113.

Patricia Spencer

Patricia Spencer was final seen on Oct. 31, 1969, in Oscoda.

She was 16 years previous. She wore glasses however didn’t have them together with her when she went lacking. She was sporting a tweed or brown plaid skirt, brown sweater, and a inexperienced plaid jacket. She was sporting brown footwear with a thick heel.

Spencer and Hobley went lacking on the day of the homecoming soccer sport. They weren’t thought of associates, however it’s believed that they could have skipped college collectively that afternoon. They didn’t have a handbag or ID with them.

They haven’t been seen or heard from since. Foul play is suspected.

Anybody with info ought to contact the Oscoda Township Police Division at 989-739-9113.

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