Missing
Michelle June Russ
Russ, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/09/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Lancaster, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/04/1986 (34)
Age at the time of disappearance: 26 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2, 125 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark-colored blue or purple shirt, black pants and brown boots.
Medical conditions : Russ suffers from cerebral palsy and needs medication to prevent seizures. She also has an anxiety disorder.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Russ has a quarter-inch vertical scar above her right eyebrow, a round scar on the top of her forehead, and a one-inch scar on her right cheek. She is missing her six upper front teeth. She usually keeps her fingernails long. Russ's nickname is Shelly.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Russ was last seen at her home in the 42000 block of 51st Street west in the Quartz Hill area of Lancaster, California between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. on May 9, 2013. Earlier that day she had been depressed, but she seemed fine by evening.
She told a relative she was going to meet some people she'd met earlier in the day, and he told her not to. When he called later, she was still home. She disappeared sometime after she tucked her young son in for the night. She has never been heard from again.
Russ's family stated she's easily influenced by other people, and because of her medical problems, they're concerned for her safety. Authorities are investigating Russ's case as a possible homicide; they stated they think people she knew have information as to what happened to her.
There are rumors that the people responsible for Russ's disappearance are also responsible for the disappearance and presumed murder of Monique Figueroa, a local woman who disappeared two years after Russ did. This has not been confirmed. Both cases remain unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
323-890-5500
September 2021 updates and sources
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
