Missing
Lynn M. Rickard
Rickard, approximately 2017
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/25/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Kansasville, Wisconsin
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/08/1957 (63)
Age at the time of disappearance: 59 years old
Height / Weight : 5'3, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Naked.
Medical conditions : Rickard needs an oxygen tank to help her breathe and cannot go an extended time period without it. She is believed to have left all her oxygen behind. She also suffers from mental illness. She had recently stopped taking one an anti-anxiety medication and was adjusting to a new drug at the time of her disappearance, and it wasn't working well for her. Her husband stated she was acting paranoid at the time of her disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rickard has a linear scar on her lower abdomen.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Rickard was last seen in Kansasville, Wisconsin on June 25, 2017. She is believed to have left her home during the night via her living room window, apparently unclothed; her husband stated he thinks she was in a disoriented state and possibly frightened.
Her footprints were tracked into a marshy area before they disappeared. She was last seen walking westward through a field half a mile from her home. She has never been heard from again.
An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of Rickard's whereabouts, although authorities believe she is still somewhere locally. She had been married for 22 years by the time of her disappearance, and her family stated that other than her health issues, she had no problems at home. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Racine County Sheriff's Office
262-636-3991
September 2021 updates and sources
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
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