Disappearance of Kelly Dae Wilson
American teenager who went missing in 1992
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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]
May 18, 1974
Kelly Wilson | |
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Wilson at age 17 | |
| Born | Kelly Dae Wilson May 18, 1974 Gilmer, Texas, U.S. |
| Disappeared | January 5, 1992 (aged 17) |
| Status | Missing for 34 years, 2 months and 20 days |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
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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, 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]