SC SC - Sharon Evelyn Medlin, 50, Greer, 2 May 1998

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP280
Sharon Evelyn Medlin
Nickname/Alias: LAPLANTE, SHAR0N

Female, White / Caucasian
Height 5' 0" (60 Inches)
Weight 125 lbs

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Brown/Dyed Red
Eye Color Brown

pierced ears.

Scar/mark
Cesarean Section scar on abdomen, scar in the shape of a half circle on forearm

Eyewear
Glasses with brown large plastic frames or contacts.

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact May 2, 1998
NamUs Case Created December 12, 2008
Last Known Location Map
Location Greer, South Carolina
Greenville County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Unknown. Sharon was last seen at approximately 6:30am at her residence in the vicinity of the 20 block of N. Rutherford Rd. in Greer, SC. All of her personal belongings except for her cell phone were left at the residence. Foul play is suspected.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[CastlesBurning]

Sharon Evelyn Medlin – The Charley Project

 

[ADKGemini]

The Doe Network: Case File 2303DFSC

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: April 14, 1948
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 50 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'0"; 125 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair, dyed red; brown eyes. Glasses with brown large plastic frames or contacts.
  • Marks, Scars: Cesarean Section scar on abdomen, hysterectomy scar, scar in the shape of a half circle on forearm, pierced ears.
  • AKA: Sherry Laplante

Circumstances of Disappearance
Sharon was last seen at approximately 06:30 at her residence in the vicinity of the 20 block of North Rutherford Road in Greer, SC.
She was last seen by her husband on May 2, 1998, in her bed. The husband left the residence around 06:30 AM the morning of May 2, 1998 to get breakfast and make flea market visit, when he returned Sharon was gone.

Her vehicle and all of her personal belongings except for her cell phone were left at the residence. Phone records haven't shown any activity on her cell phone account. All of her financial accounts have been checked and have shown no activity since she went missing.

She was reported missing on May 6 by her son, four days after she was supposed to meet a friend in Atlanta and never showed up.
Her husband said his wife had been gone all weekend. When her son tried to call his mother on May 4 he was told she was not there. The son not realize his mother's car was still at home until two days later when he reported her missing. Foul play is suspected.

 

[chaddylex]

Sharon's NamUs profile was modified on 6/6/22.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

She currently has 3 rule outs/exclusions

UP9396
09/19/2011
Charleston
SC

UP9422
10/26/2011
Spartanburg
SC

UP9422
10/26/2011
Spartanburg
SC

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Sharon Evelyn Medlin – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Sharon is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP280

View NamUs missing person case MP280 for Sharon Evelyn Medlin missing from Greer, South Carolina. Date of last contact: May 02, 1998. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

2303DFSC - Sharon Evelyn Medlin

Nickname/Alias: Sherry, Laplante

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

 

[JSolt1210]

From the Charley Project:

Details of Disappearance​

Medlin was last seen at approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 2, 1998, by her husband. She was in bed at their residence in the vicinity of the 20 block of north Rutherford Road in Greer, South Carolina. Medlin's husband left their home at this time to get food for breakfast and when he returned, she was gone.

She was supposed to meet a friend in Atlanta, Georgia that day, but never arrived. Her vehicle and all of her other belongings, except her cellular phone, were left behind at the residence, and there has been no activity on her cellular phone since her disappearance. Her son reported her missing on May 6.

Medlin's financial accounts have been checked periodically since her disappearance; there has been no activity on them. At the time of her disappearance, she and her husband were having marital problems over credit card bills and a boyfriend Medlin may have had. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, which remains unsolved.

This looks like it could've gone one of two ways:

It was the husband. We have only his word about when Sharon was last seen. He never reported her missing, nor does it appear he tried reaching out to friends and family to locate her, even though four days had passed and she left everything behind except her phone. Also, the two were having problems related to finances and a possible affair. Police can verify the financial problems (as they've monitored her account), but have they confirmed an affair? If not, then this story also comes from the husband and could simply be a cover.

It was the boyfriend. If he existed, maybe he was growing impatient that Sharon was still with her husband. Maybe she tried to break it off with him and he got angry. Knowing somehow that Sharon's husband would leave the house early that morning for breakfast, the boyfriend could've shown up at the house and convinced Sharon to go with him to talk things out, which would explain why she left everything behind except her phone. He could've forced her at gunpoint, which would explain no reported signs of a struggle, but I feel like in this emotional scenario Sharon wouldn't have remembered to take her phone unless she physically had it on her already.

With the evidence available to us, one of these stories is the simpler one, and maybe that's the direction we should be heading in.