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Missing Lisa Noel Sledge 
Sledge, approximately 1997 Date reported missing : 12/12/1997 Missing location (approx) : Marysville, Washington Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 12/08/1969 (51) Age at the time of disappearance: 28 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 150 - 180 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Sledge was last seen in Marysville, Washington on December 12, 1997. She was riding in a red four-wheel drive 1984 Toyota pickup truck with her boyfriend, Erik Lauren Mattison, during the late afternoon hours, and their truck got stuck in the mud west of Interstate 5. The two of them went to a friend's home on the Tulalip Indian Reservation on Quilceda Road to ask for help. The friend couldn't help them, and they left. On December 13, Mattison returned to the friend's home to ask again for help. Sledge wasn't with him at the time. She has never been heard from again. Mattison stated Sledge had separated from him and went to get assistance and never returned. He said he eventually got the truck out of the mud himself, but then it got stuck again elsewhere and he abandoned it. Authorities didn't find the truck until early January 1998. It was in a wooded area east of Marine View Drive and north of Waterworks Road. It was only then that police realized the vehicle had been stolen. Sledge is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Marysville Police Department 306-363-8327 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. Washington State Missing Persons Information The Seattle Times The Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 12, 2004. February 27, 2012; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |