CO CO - Nancy Begg Shoupp, 26, Boulder, 28 April 1990

This year marks the 25th anniversary of her disappearance

Nancy Lynn Begg Shoupp

Above: Shoupp, circa 1990

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: April 28, 1990 from Boulder, Colorado
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth: June 29, 1963
• Age: 26 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'5, 120 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. At the time of her April 1990 disappearance, Shoupp's hair was wavy in texture. She has freckles. Some agencies spell her middle name "Lyn."
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: A beige or cream-colored sweater, light gray pants, and cream-colored pump.

Details of Disappearance
Shoupp was last seen at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, 1990, when she left a co-worker's home in Boulder, Colorado. She had spent the evening with her co-workers and was on the way back home when she disappeared. She was supposed to stop at the home of her husband to pick up their two small children. Shoupp never arrived at her husband's home and has never been heard from again. Her dark green two-door 1984 Volvo was later found parked at her residence on Hinsdale off Dry Creek between Holly and University in Littleton, Colorado; neighbors recall seeing the car in its usual space at approximately 7:10 a.m.

Shoupp's friends and family say it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without contacting them, or to miss work without notifying her employer that she would be absent. She worked for a computer conventions planning company in 1990. At the time she vanished she was in the process of a divorce; she had separated from her husband approximately five weeks prior to April 28. There were reportedly domestic violence issues in their relationship.

Shoupp's gym bag disappeared with her; it is red with stripes on each end and contained a change of clothes. Foul play is suspected in Nancy's case, which remains unsolved.

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HelpFindNancy Facebook Page

Older Newspaper Article:

Husband is Prime Suspect in Wife's Disappearance

Excellent Article: http://blogs.denverpost.com/coldcases/2014/04/25/littleton/8317/

"For Family Of Woman Missing For 25 Years, There’s Only Been 1 Suspect"

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/05/12/for-family-of-woman-missing-for-25-years-theres-only-been-1-suspect/

For Nancy’s family there has only ever been one suspect — Nancy’s husband Steve Shoupp. Ten days before she disappeared Nancy had served Steve Shoupp divorce papers. The last time she was heard from alive she was going to meet Steve to pick up her children.

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Here is the link to the Facebook page that her family has put up:
https://www.facebook.com/HelpFindNancy/?fref=ts

Here is Stephen Shoupp:
http://inmate.mercercountysheriff.org/InmateDetails.aspx?nid=28666

I hope that one day her remains can be found so that her family and friends can have some closure with this.

Nancy Lynn Begg Shoupp – The Charley Project
Nancy Lynn Begg Shoupp

Nancy, circa 1990

Missing Since: 04/28/1990
Missing From: Boulder, Colorado
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Female
Race: White
Date of Birth: 06/29/1963 (56)
Age: 26 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A beige or cream-colored pullover sweater, light gray pants, and cream-colored pumps.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Nancy has freckles. Some agencies spell her middle name "Lyn."

Details of Disappearance
Nancy was last seen at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, 1990, when she left a male coworker's home in Boulder, Colorado. She had spent the evening with the man and was on the way back home when she disappeared. She was supposed to stop at the home of her estranged husband, Stephen W. Shoupp, to pick up their two small children, by 4:30 a.m.

Nancy never arrived at Stephen's home and has never been heard from again. Her dark green two-door 1980 or 1984 Volvo was later found parked at her residence in the 4800 block, of east Hinsdale Place off Dry Creek between Holly and University in Littleton, Colorado.

Neighbors recall seeing the car in its usual space at approximately 7:10 a.m. Stephen's car was also there. Inside, the home was neat and clean.

Nancy's friends and family say it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without contacting them, or to miss work without notifying her employer that she would be absent. She worked for a computer conventions planning company in 1990, and it was uncharacteristic of her to miss work without calling.

About five weeks before she disappeared, following a five-year marriage, she and Stephen separated. They were in the process of a divorce and Nancy was seeing a coworker. Her marriage to Stephen had been troubled, the couple argued frequently and there were allegations of domestic violence.

According to Nancy's coworkers, Stephen harassed her after they separated by calling her at all hours and following her around. Over the Easter holidays in 1990, Stephen took their children to visit his mother in Kansas without telling Nancy, and while they were gone she was worried she would never see them again. It was this incident that prompted her to file for divorce.

When interviewed by police, Stephen said Nancy had never shown up to pick up their children on April 28 and he had gone to her home at 7:00 a.m., but she wasn't there and he kept the children with him. He was supposed to go to a sporting event with a friend that day, but instead he took his children to the zoo.

He said he called Nancy and left a message on her answering machine, but when authorities checked the machine, there was no record of the message.

At 6:30 a.m. on April 29, Stephen was at work at a gas station and the children were asleep in his running car. A customer noticed a fire in a Dumpster near the car and told Stephen about it. He refused to call the fire department and instead put out the blaze himself. He didn't report Nancy missing; her stepmother did.

Stephen stopped talking to investigators a few days after Nancy disappeared. Their two children were temporarily placed in the care of Social Services, but later returned to Stephen's care, and he took them and moved to Salina, Kansas to live with his mother.

The couple's son, who was three and a half when his mother disappeared, said Stephen picked Nancy up by the neck while she was sleeping and carried her to the car, and they took a long drive down a black, bumpy road on a buffalo ranch in the countryside. He said they small airplanes during the trip. Stephen, the child said, put Nancy "by a tree" and left her there. By the time they returned home, the sun was coming up behind them.

Stephen moved to Celina, Ohio after Nancy's disappearance and remarried. His second wife filed for divorce in 2009. Stephen was charged with stalking, aggravated menacing and domestic violence a few months later, after she claimed he drove by her house, followed her places in public, and threatened her life. He was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Nancy's red gym bag disappeared with her; it has stripes on each end and contained a change of clothes. She's described as a devoted parent, she left her last paycheck behind, and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning.

Her new boyfriend passed a polygraph test and was cleared of suspicion, but Stephen is considered the prime suspect in Nancy's disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Nancy's case, which remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department 720-874-4165

Source Information
The Doe Network
Families of Homicides and Missing Persons, Inc.
Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office
The Denver Post
The Celina Daily Standard

I'm familiar with this case. I knew her daughter. She was my stepdaughters best friend and lived with us for a while as a teenager.

Could this be her?

Facial reconstructions are always a matter of interpretation, but the jaw line, eye shape, and chin is consistent.

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Also a possibility, it says she was found with an 8.5 size shoe, but doesn't say what type of shoe it is:

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''The couple's son, who was three and a half when his mother disappeared, said Stephen picked Nancy up by the neck while she was sleeping and carried her to the car, and they took a long drive down a black, bumpy road on a buffalo ranch in the countryside. He said they small airplanes during the trip. Stephen, the child said, put Nancy "by a tree" and left her there. By the time they returned home, the sun was coming up behind them.

Stephen moved to Celina, Ohio after Nancy's disappearance and remarried. His second wife filed for divorce in 2009. Stephen was charged with stalking, aggravated menacing and domestic violence a few months later, after she claimed he drove by her house, followed her places in public, and threatened her life. He was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Nancy's red gym bag disappeared with her; it has stripes on each end and contained a change of clothes.''

Jan 3 2023 by: Dara Bitler
''DENVER (KDVR) — There are hundreds of unsolved homicide cases, long-term missing person cases, and unidentified remains cases in Colorado where at least three years have passed since the crime happened.

The Colorado cold case task force created a list of those cases dating back to 1970. The Problem Solvers are working to highlight cold cases in our state.''

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office are working to solve the cold case of Nancy Begg-Shoupp.

Begg-Shoupp was last seen on April 28, 1990, and she has not be heard from since.

The sheriff’s office said that Begg-Shoupp was supposed to pick up her children from her husband. She was separated from him and had filed for divorce.

Begg-Shoupp allegedly never arrived to pick up her children.


The sheriff’s office said Begg-Shoupp’s mother tried to reach her but was not successful. She also learned her daughter didn’t show up at work.''
The sheriff’s office said foul play is suspected in Begg-Shoupp’s disappearance.
If you have any information about this case, please contact Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office at 303-795-4711.''