Paula Ann Stewart, 15, Missing since June 28, 1980 from Hobart, Indiana

[Richard]

Paula Ann Stewart
Missing since June 28, 1980 from Hobart, Indiana
Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: September 13, 1964
Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1" (155 cm); 125 lbs (57 kg)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female.Brown hair; brown eyes.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Paula was last seen on June 28, 1980 when she left her home to go to the store. It is unknown if she ever arrived at the store.
She has not been seen or heard from since.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Hobart Police Department 219-942-1125


Source Information:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
doenetwork.org Case File 2142DFIN

[Richard]

Paula Ann Stewart
Missing since June 28, 1980 from Hobart, Lake County, Indiana
Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: September 13, 1964
Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1" (155 cm); 125 lbs (57 kg)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female.Brown hair; brown eyes.

Circumstances of Disappearance

Paula was last seen on June 28, 1980 when she left her home to go to the store. It is unknown if she ever arrived at the store.

She has not been seen or heard from since.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Hobart Police Department 219-942-1125

NCMEC #: NCMC1056247
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.


Source Information:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 2142DFIN

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2147dfva.html

[LisainWV]

I see on the doenetwork that she has been located deceased.

Anyone have info about the discovery?

[meggilyweggily]

I don't have anything -- NCMEC just said she'd been found dead. You'd think there'd at least be an article somewhere.

[rayray]

I live about 15 minutes from Hobart, and I have never heard of this case. I searched the online newspaper archives today, but they only go back to 1990. I will look at the library if I have time this week.

[LisainWV]

If my memory serves me well (that's 50/50 most days), a few bodies have been found recently in Indiana. Wonder if one was her?

It's sad not to see info about this in the media - maybe the family just doesn't want media??

Meggily, keep us updated if you find out anything.

[LisainWV]

Here's one of those bodies I was referring to....

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51450

another possible one.....

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51450

there was another that turned out to be a male, so....

[Richard]

It has been 27 years since Paula Ann disappeared. Recent reports are that she has been found. If anyone can find details, please post them here.

[SewingDeb]

It has been 27 years since Paula Ann disappeared. Recent reports are that she has been found. If anyone can find details, please post them here.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293213,00.html

Indiana Girl's Body Missing Since 1980 Found in Unmarked Grave


CROWN POINT, Ind. — A body buried in an unmarked grave has been identified through DNA evidence as that of a 15-year-old Hobart girl who vanished in 1980, police said.

Detectives were investigating the death of Paula Ann Stewart as a homicide, said Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez.

"We have suspects but need the public's assistance," Dominguez said Monday.

The Lake County coroner's office declined to discuss the cause of her death.

The body was buried in a cemetery operated by the Ross Township trustee's office in Merrillville, Domiguez said. Trustee John Rooda said the skeletal remains were discovered by police almost six months after Stewart's reported disappearance in June 1980. Authorities delayed burying the body until 1984 as investigators worked to identify the remains, police said.

The case was reopened in late 2006 after Stewart's sister contacted Hobart police asking about the investigation.

[SewingDeb]

It has been 27 years since Paula Ann disappeared. Recent reports are that she has been found. If anyone can find details, please post them here.

Richard,

I have started a thread in the located section. There will be more information released today according to the article at this link:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070814dna-identification,1,5706537.story

[rayray]

Still no cause of death:
http://www.post-trib.com/news/558715,stewart.article

Officials were unable to determine what killed a Hobart woman more than 25 years ago.

[Richard]

It has been over two years since anyone has posted on this thread. Paula was found and identified, but has anyone heard if the cause of her death was ever determined? And has anyone been charged with her murder?

[carbuff]

And could the thread title be updated to reflect that she was found? Thanks.