Delaware
Search continues for Wendy Eaton 50 years after she vanished from Delaware County
It’s been exactly 50 years since 15-year-old Wendy Eaton vanished while walking in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Despite decades without answers, her family and police continue to seek answers.
On a warm and sunny Saturday back on May 17, 1975, Wendy, a sophomore at Penncrest High School, decided to take a walk into town. She left her home in Media on Moccasin Trail and headed toward Indian Lane.
Wendy never made it into downtown Media and went missing that day. Pennsylvania State Police said she was last seen at around 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of Indian Lane and Media Station Road in Middletown Township, only a few blocks from her home.
Police said she had stayed home that day while her family went golfing, planning to walk into town to buy a birthday present and a card for her older brother.
At the time of her disappearance, police said Wendy was wearing a yellow sleeveless terrycloth blouse, cutoff denim shorts, and white sneakers with a blue stripe. She may have been wearing gold-rimmed eyeglasses and possibly a class ring with a red stone.
According to police, Wendy is deaf in her right ear, has pierced ears, and is left-handed.
Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania State Police
Wendy’s family described her as a good student, musically talented, and active in church and scouting. They emphasized that she would never have missed her church choir rehearsal scheduled for that evening.
Her disappearance was classified as a missing persons case for decades, until 2021, when police revealed to NBC10 they were then investigating it as a homicide.
That same year, SkyForce10 captured exclusive video of police digging for clues at a home on Indian Lane.
It was 46 years ago when Wendy Eaton of Media, Delaware County disappeared. Now, investigators are calling the case a homicide and are digging for evidence in the woods behind a house close to where she was last seen.
Pennsylvania State Police have remained committed to finding answers for Wendy’s family and the community.
“Public assistance is vital in advancing cold case investigations like Wendy Eaton’s disappearance. Over time, new information, eyewitness accounts, or details that may have been overlooked can emerge, helping to break through investigative dead ends. Community involvement encourages witnesses to come forward and provides law enforcement with fresh leads that can reignite the search for answers,” State police wrote in a news release.”
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shared an age progression photo of Wendy showing what she might look like today.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
If you have any information regarding Wendy Eaton’s disappearance, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 215-452-5216.
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — People in Delaware County said it feels like new housing developments are popping up on every corner.
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“What haven’t you noticed, right? The whole area just exploded,” said Scott Shonebarger.
Scott Sanders, the executive director of the Regional Planning Commission, said companies like Intel and other industries are a main driver for thousands of people moving to Delaware County.
With the big boom comes an urgent need for more housing.
John Wicks is the developer at Real Property Design and Development.
He has spent over a decade building homes for families in Delaware County.
Wicks said the Olentangy School District is one of the hottest spots for new homes.
“I started with one high school up until the 90s, then now we’re up to four up to five different high schools so it’s just a big draw,” said Wicks. “It’s a beautiful community.”
The district has grown into the fourth largest in Ohio with a new elementary school opening next year, and a fifth high school in 2028.
Wicks said the growth has presented some challenges over the years like labor shortage and some opposition.
“It’s become a big issue for a lot of people that live in and around these areas. They tend to oppose new growth and new development, so restrictions have gotten a little bit harder. Costs have obviously gone up over the last 20 years,” said Wicks.
The planning commission says between 275,000 and 350,000 people could call Delaware County home by 2040.
That’s up from 214,000 in 2020.
Scott Shonebarger said he supports growth but wonders when is enough.
“I mean to a certain extent I think you know at some point right you have to have some sort of boundaries I think, getting into the fact that now you have five high schools,” said Shonebarger. “What’s the limit?”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
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