The unsolved disappearance of three women in Springfield, Missouri, in 1992 is bizarre enough for the international press to take note.
The Daily Mail in London described the details of the case after a "programme" about the mystery aired on the Investigation Discovery channel. Suzie Streeter, 19, and Stacy McCall, 18, vanished after leaving a high-school graduation party on June 7, 1992. They told friends that they were going to Streeter's home. Streeter's mother, Sherrill Levitt, was also never to be heard from again.
The case haunts investigators in Springfield, who call it "3MW" in shorthand. The teenagers apparently made it to Levitt's house on the night in question. Their cars were parked outside, and their purses were found at the bottom of the steps leading to Streeter's bedroom. Besides a broken globe on a porch light, there were no signs of foul play.
A new police chief arrived in Springfield last summer and talked about renewing efforts to solve the case. A story in The Kansas City Star last month indicated that the chief in charge at the time the women went missing is thought to have micromanaged the case. The new chief, Paul Williams, ascribes to this theory. "The investigation was way too top-driven," he told the Star.
One theory holds that the women are buried underneath a hospital parking garage. Williams has said that he's open to the idea of tearing up the garage.
The Daily Mail story linked to a television news report on the case from 1992. Here it is:
H/T: The Crime Scene
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