Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/17/1975
- Missing From:
- Missing From Media, Pennsylvania
- Classification:
- Classification Non-Family Abduction
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 05/26/1959 (65)
- Age:
- Age 15 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 4’10, 90 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow sleeveless terrycloth blouse, cutoff denim shorts and white sneakers with a blue stripe.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Wendy occasionally wears gold-rimmed eyeglasses. Her ears are pierced and she is left-handed. She may or may not have worn orthodontic braces at time of her 1975 disappearance. Her nickname is Whizzie.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On May 17, 1975, Wendy’s family went golfing, leaving her home alone in Media, Pennsylvania. She was sunbathing, then told a friend she was going to a store. The last anyone saw her, she was walking towards downtown Media around 3:05 PM. Police dogs followed her scent to a nearby intersection, but that was it – she disappeared without a trace.
Wendy was religious and planned to go to a church rehearsal that evening; her family said she wouldn’t have missed it. They wondered if she joined a religious group, but found no proof.
Later, two people – a man and a teenager – tried to extort $10,000 from Wendy’s parents, claiming they knew where she was. It was a fake; they were arrested, but had no information about Wendy.
Wendy was a good student, enjoyed the outdoors and music, and was involved in church and scouting. Despite investigations, her disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Pennsylvania State Police 215-459-4150
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 05/17/1975