Disappearance of Kelly Dae Wilson

For other people named Kelly Wilson, see Kelly Wilson (disambiguation).

Kelly Wilson
Wilson at age 17
Born	Kelly Dae Wilson (1974-05-18)May 18, 1974 Gilmer, Texas, U.S.
Disappeared	January 5, 1992(1992-01-05) (aged 17)
Status	Missing for 33 years, 11 months and 9 days
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Parents	Robert Wilson (father) Cathy Carlson (mother)

Kelly Dae Wilson (born May 18, 1974) ^{[1] [2]} was an American teenager who went missing on January 5, 1992, ^[3] from Gilmer, Texas. ^{[4] [5]}

Disappearance

Wilson was last seen at about 8:30 p.m. on January 5, 1992, as she was leaving her workplace to go to a nearby bank to deposit her paycheck, but she never returned home. The next morning her stepfather found her car at her workplace, ^[6] and the tires had been slashed and were flat. ^[7] Her belongings, including her purse, were inside the car, but her keys were missing. Wilson was last seen wearing a purple rugby shirt with red, gold and white insignia and white cuffs and collar, with stonewashed cutoff blue jeans with brown loafers, and she was wearing an assortment of rings. ^[8]

Investigation and aftermath

The Wilson disappearance remains unsolved. ^{[9] [10]} A man named Michael Biby was eventually arrested as a suspect in the tire-slashing incident, but was considered to be not linked to Wilson's disappearance. ^[11] Wilson's boyfriend at the time, Chris Denton, was named by police as a prime suspect in her disappearance, but he was never charged in the case; Denton died of cancer in 2004. ^[12] In 1994, Sergeant James Brown, along with seven other individuals were indicted by a grand jury, but the case was dismissed. Some of the defendants were found to be guilty of sexually abusing their own children. ^[13]

See also

• List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1990–present

References

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6. "Murder In Texas?". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
7. Pierce, Daniel (May 9, 2017). "Missing in East Texas: The Kelly Wilson case 25 years later". MYEASTTEX. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
8. "Kelly Dae Wilson". nampn.org. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
9. "15 Years Later, Investigators Still Looking For Leads In Kelly Wilson Disappearance" . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
10. "Episodes 15 & 16 – The Devil in the Pines". The Nowhere Dispatch. March 18, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
11. Overton, Mac. Kelly Wilson case remains unsolved The Gilmer Mirror 8 January 2012.
12. Wood, Christa (January 5, 2021). "VANISHED: 29 years since 17-year-old Kelly Wilson disappeared, the questions about her case persist". KETK. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
13. Grossman, Ron. "Murder in Texas?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2023.