MI MI - Adele Wells, 7, Flint, 21 Nov 1958

SheWhoMustNotBeNamed · May 22, 2014

Adele Wells

Endangered Missing from Flint, Michigan since November 21, 1958

Age: 7 -- Height: 3'6" -- Weight: 50 lbs -- Hair Color: Black -- Eye Color: Brown

Adele was last seen wearing a grey cotton coat, a blue dress with small animal figures along the hemline, red knee-length socks, and black shoes.

Adele was last seen leaving her home in Flint, Michigan to walk to school on November 21, 1958. She stopped at her grandmother's house, just blocks from the school, on her way there. She never made it to school, and she has not been seen or heard from since.

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Jake479 · Nov 19, 2016

charleyproject.org/cases/w/wells_adele.html

missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/1231242/1

musicaljoke · Nov 19, 2016

Oh my, it's been such a long, long time. She'd be collecting the pension now. Is there still hope?

Ozoner · Nov 19, 2016

musicaljoke said:
Oh my, it's been such a long, long time. She'd be collecting the pension now. Is there still hope?

Hope of solving the case? Possibly. Hope that she's still alive? Not really. She was most likely killed the day she was abducted. I would approach this case by looking for records of similar abductions or abduction attempts. Since the abductor got away with it once, maybe he tried again later; maybe he was eventually nailed for a similar crime.

Alleykins · Nov 19, 2016

Here's Adele's NamUs page:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24308/0/

Alleykins · Nov 19, 2016

Here's one possibility: https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/13687

This Jane Doe was only dead for 4 days, found in Oct 1967, less than 2 hours away from where Adele went missing. Perhaps she wasn't killed as a result of her abduction, or immediately afterward.
If Namus states the UP has a recognizable face, is it possible they have a picture somewhere?

Alleykins · Nov 19, 2016

Here's another slim possibility, found in Detroit: https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/11951

Neither this UP or UP 13687 have DNA available.

Alleykins · Nov 19, 2016

Here's a news video from 2014 about her disappearance.
[video=youtube;aOFZ1z-t7Dg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOFZ1z-t7Dg[/video]

GreyClay · Dec 31, 2016

Here is a newspaper article from November 24th, 1958:

It sates that 1000 people took part in the search for Adele.

Alleykins · Dec 31, 2016

GreyClay said:
Here is a newspaper article from November 24th, 1958:

It sates that 1000 people took part in the search for Adele.

Thanks for posting this.
She was such an adorable looking little girl. Wish they could find her.

folieadeuxnola · Sep 5, 2018

Investigators hope for new leads in cold case disappearance of Flint girl

Investigators are hoping for new leads in the cold case disappearance of a 7-year-old Flint girl.

Adele Marie Wells was last seen in Flint on Nov. 21, 1958.

Police said the second-grader at Jefferson Elementary School had stayed home that morning because she had a cold. Later that afternoon, she decided to go to school. Adele stopped at her grandmother’s house, just blocks from the building, on the way there.

She was last seen leaving her grandmother’s house, but never arrived at school and hasn’t been heard of since.

Jim_M · Oct 27, 2018

I found it! Nevermind

Brotherfudz · Nov 11, 2019

Know she still has family thinking of her...bump

Richard · Nov 14, 2019

Missing for 61 years...

Adele Marie Wells

Adele, circa 1958; Age-progression to age 63 (circa 2014)

Missing Since 11/21/1958
Missing From Flint, Michigan
Classification Non-Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race Black
Date of Birth 01/01/1951 (68)
Age 7 years old
Height and Weight 3'6, 50 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray cotton coat, a blue dress with a design of small animal figures along the lower hemline, red knee socks and black shoes.
Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, Adele had her hair styled with waves at the sides, and bangs.

Details of Disappearance
Adele was last seen in Flint, Michigan on November 21, 1958. She was a second-grader at Jefferson Elementary School and had stayed home from school that morning because she had a cold.

In the afternoon she decided to go to school. She stopped at her grandmother's house, just blocks from the school, on the way there. Adele was last seen leaving her grandmother's. She never arrived at school and has never been heard from again.

Police stated they had reliable reports of a young man carrying a small girl to a dirty black Chevrolet, between eight and ten years old, which was near the creek on Lewis Street. The man is described as a light-skinned African-American wearing a gray coat and red socks.

He has never been identified and it's unclear whether he was Adele's abductor, but other children who attended her school said the driver of a car fitting that description tried to lure them into the vehicle in the days preceding Adele's disappearance.

Adele is part of a family of nine; her father was a factory worker in Flint at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency

Flint Police Department 810-237-6800

Source Information

SAMS · Nov 14, 2019

So sad. Wonder if they did a sketch from the witnesses descriptions of the attempted kidnappings? MOO

spacegoatz · Dec 18, 2021

My dad grew up on the same block as Adele and was in the search party. My aunts were friends with Adele’s sister Dora (Do-Do). He was also almost kidnapped on that same block one night when he was 7 by a man in a red Buick. Luckily his brother ran home and got their uncle, who came searching for him. That man was never caught either.

Richard · Dec 21, 2021

Adele Marie Wells

Adele, circa 1958; Age-progression to age 69 (circa 2020)

Missing Since 11/21/1958
Missing From Flint, Michigan
Classification Non-Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race Black
Date of Birth 01/01/1951 (70)
Age 7 years old
Height and Weight 3'6, 50 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray cotton coat, a blue dress with a design of small animal figures along the lower hemline, red knee socks and black shoes.
Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, Adele had her hair styled with waves at the sides, and bangs.

Details of Disappearance

Adele was last seen in Flint, Michigan on November 21, 1958. She was a second-grader at Jefferson Elementary School and had stayed home from school that morning because she had a cold.

In the afternoon she decided to go to school. She stopped at her grandmother's house, just blocks from the school, on the way there. Adele was last seen leaving her grandmother's. She never arrived at school and has never been heard from again.

Police stated they had reliable reports of a young man carrying a small girl to a dirty black Chevrolet, between eight and ten years old, which was near the creek on Lewis Street. The man is described as a light-skinned African-American wearing a gray coat and red socks.

He has never been identified and it's unclear whether he was Adele's abductor, but other children who attended her school said the driver of a car fitting that description tried to lure them into the vehicle in the days preceding Adele's disappearance.

Adele is part of a family of nine; her father was a factory worker in Flint at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

Flint Police Department 810-237-6800

Source Information

Slater612 · Dec 25, 2021

It looks like they kept her till she reached maturity, and then disposed of her.

What do you think? See the dent in the forehead?

Laughing · Dec 25, 2021

@Slater612 , is this thread for a missing person, or unidentified remains?

I don't see a thread for Adele Wells. Starting a thread for her, linking this one.

November 21, 1958, Adele Maries Wells, age 7, missing from Flint, Michigan

Adele Marie Wells – The Charley Project

@Nina Michigan , any advice?

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Laughing · Dec 25, 2021

Where is Adele?

Adele Marie Wells – The Charley Project

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A poster noticed some similarities to a set of unidentified remains:

Michigan Unidentified May have been held captive for ten years before killed!

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