Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/27/1989
- Missing From:
- Missing From Woburn, Massachusetts
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 11/01/1974 (50)
- Age:
- Age 14 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 105 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. When she was last seen, Melanie had braces on her teeth. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Melanie disappeared on the night of October 27, 1989, from a party near her home in Woburn, Massachusetts. She was with two boys who gave different accounts of what happened, each saying the other was the last to see her. One boy said he saw her at a trailhead around dawn on October 28th.
Melanie left without any belongings, which makes it unlikely she ran away. While she had run away once before, she always contacted her family. This time, she didn’t. Her family says she was happy and had no reason to leave; she was excited about her upcoming birthday and getting her braces off. She was a freshman in high school and planned to transfer schools soon.
Because her parents struggled with alcohol, Melanie was raised by her grandmother and aunts. Her grandmother has since passed away.
Three years later, someone called police suggesting Melanie’s body might be in a local pond. Police searched, but found nothing.
Police believe Melanie was harmed and is still somewhere in the area. Her disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Woburn Police Department 781-933-1212
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This person was missing Missing Since 10/27/1989