Disappearance of Kelly Dae Wilson

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Kelly Wilson
Born
Kelly Dae Wilson

(1974-05-18)May 18, 1974
DisappearedJanuary 5, 1992 (aged 17)
Status Missing for 32 years, 3 months and 3 days
Nationality American
Height5 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]

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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, [6] but she never returned home. The next morning her stepfather found her car at her workplace, [7] and the tires had been slashed and were flat. [8] 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. [9]

Investigation and aftermath

The Wilson disappearance remains unsolved. [10] [11] 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. [12] 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. [13] 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. [14]

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