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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Kelly Dae Wilson





Kelly, date, approximate 1992; Age-progression to age 42 (date, approximate 2016)
Date Missing 01/05/1992
Missing From
Gilmer, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/18/1974 (48)
Age 17 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark purple rugby shirt with a red, gold and white insignia and a white collar and cuffs, stonewashed cut-off blue jean shorts with strings hanging, white socks, brown suede loafers, a gold domed ring, a gold and emerald ring, a gold bracelet, a gold watch, triangular earrings and a gold and diamond ring with an inset Mexican coin showing the image of an eagle.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Kelly wears soft contact lenses and a wire dental retainer. Her ears are pierced. Her hair is naturally brown; she bleached it prior to her disappearance, and it was growing out and showing the brown roots.
Details of Disappearance Kelly was last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Gilmer, Texas on January 5, 1992. She was leaving her place of employment, Northeast Texas Video on Buffalo Street, and heading to the bank around the corner to make her usual night deposit. The bank's security cameras showed that an individual did make the night deposit, but it is unclear whether or not the person was Kelly. She has never been heard from again.
Kelly's car was discovered later in the evening in her employer's parking lot. One of the vehicle's tires had been slashed. The other three tires were intact. All of Kelly's personal belongings, including her purse, were inside the car, but her keys were missing.
A grand jury indicted Gilmer Police Department sergeant James York Brown and seven others on charges of Kelly's abduction and presumed murder in January 1994, two years after Kelly disappeared.
Prosecutors believed that Brown, who had been assigned to investigate Kelly's , was involved with the seven other individuals with kidnapping and imprisoning Kelly for over one week. The state also contended that they sexually assaulted, and tortured Kelly while she was held captive, then stabbed her to death.
It was alleged that the group was part of a satanic cult and engaged in violent acts, including child molestation, as part of their cult rituals. Many of the defendants charged with Kelly's murder were also charged with sexually abusing children.
The murder charges against everyone were later dropped, two months after the initial allegations had been made. One suspect, a teenager named Michael Biby, was convicted of a misdemeanor for slashing Kelly's car tire. He admitted to the crime, but maintains he knows nothing about Kelly's disappearance and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The "satanic cult" was found to be nonexistent, a fantasy concocted by overzealous investigators. Brown and the other defendants maintained their innocence in Kelly's from the onset of the investigation.
Kelly was dating Chris Denton at the time of her disappearance. He reportedly had a hot temper and police investigated him for possible involvement in her , but found no evidence to implicate him. He died of cancer in 2004 and there were rumors he had made a deathbed confession regarding her , but the stories were untrue; Denton maintained his innocence until the end.
Joe David Henry, the owner of Northeast Texas Video and the last person to see Kelly before she vanished, was arrested on child pornography charges in 2004. Authorities have emphasized that in spite of the nature of the charges against him, he has never been considered a serious suspect in Kelly's .
Kelly was a student at Gilmer High School in 1992. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected.
Investigating Agency
Gilmer Police Department
903-843-5545
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Buffalo News
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Missing Kelly Dae Wilson From Gilmer Texas
The Tyler Morning Telegraph
The Longview News-Journal
KLTV 7
The Dallas Morning News
NamUs
Whatever Happened to Kelly Dae Wilson?
The Gilmer Mirror

Missing Person Photos

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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images 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.

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos