Kelly Wilson vanished from Gilmer Texas after closing up a video store on Jan. 5, 1992. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance have been questionable from the start. In the months after her she went missing, several were arrested and believed to be taking part in a satanic cult who kidnapped Kelly for a religious sacrifice, including the police detective in charge of the case. Later those charges were dropped, and found to be a hoax. If anything, Kelly's case has been a high profile missing person case from the beginning. Kelly remains missing without a trace and today is the anniversary. Here is an article that came out today about the case & a link to her website.
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By MAGGIE SOUZA
Kelly Wilson left her work at a Gilmer video store 15 years ago today, reportedly to drop off business receipts at a bank. Wilson, then 17, left around 8:30 p.m., and she hasn't been seen since.
Although Wilson disappeared in 1992, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is still circulating details about her case and age-progression photos of what she would look like now. After a missing person turns 18, the center releases updated photos every five years.
"It's very important when you have an anniversary like this to get the information out about this to remind the public and the community that Kelly is still missing," said Joann Donnellan, spokeswoman for the center. "They have the power to help resolve this case. There's someone that knows something."
By doing this, the center has solved cases that were more than 20 years old, Donnellan said. She added that one in six children that they send photos of are found.
"The key is for people to go back to that time period and to recall information of where she was missing from — to see maybe if they remember something or if they heard something — and to contact authorities if they have information," Donnellan said. "Many times people think, 'Oh, it was nothing and I'm not going to bother.' But that's how these cases are solved, especially after 15 years. That's when people will talk."
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was created in 1984 to help abducted, endangered and sexually exploited children. It is mandated by Congress, but remains a private, nonprofit organization.
The center has been working with Gilmer police on Wilson's case for the past 15 years. Gilmer police investigator Scott Richardson is handling the case now.
"Prior to this organization, it was difficult for law enforcement to disperse this information and photographs nationwide, bringing the public's awareness to the missing children," Richardson said.
Wilson's case changed hands a number of times before Richardson took over.
"We're reviewing the case again," Richardson said. "We're looking for any leads that may have been overlooked, for physical evidence that modern science can provide us information that wasn't available then."
Waverlyn Wilson, Kelly's stepmother, isn't sure that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children can help at this point.
"Their idea is that she's missing, and we don't think she's missing," she said.
"We believe that Kelly is dead and the person that's responsible has gotten away with it."
Kelly Wilson moved to Gilmer from Natchitoches, La., about a year before she disappeared to get to know her mom, Waveryln Wilson said. She was moving back to Louisiana on Jan. 10, 1992, and had already sent a load of belongings there.
"We keep hoping that after so many years somebody will have enough decency and enough conscience about them to say something," Waverlyn Wilson said. "We keep hoping."
So does the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"(We) never give up hope on any of our cases," Donnellan said. "We will keep putting out information about (Wilson's) case until it's resolved."
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/01052007Wilson.html
See Also:
Help Find Kelly Wilson
www.Geocities.Com/FindKellyWilson
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
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