Wendy Louise Felton

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Grant County Sheriffs Office (IN)

Missing From:

Marion, Indiana

Summary:

Wendy Louise Felton, 16, disappeared from her Marion, Indiana home on June 4, 1987, while her sister drove their parents to the airport for a business trip. She left behind all her belongings, including her purse and favorite sneakers. The case was initially classified as a runaway but was later reclassified as endangered missing due to the circumstances. She remains missing.

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Circumstances of Disappearance:

Wendy's older sister drove their parents part-way to the airport during the afternoon of June 4, 1987 near their Marion, Indiana home. They were going on a trip to Florida. Wendy stayed at their residence in the 6600 block of South Meridian Street while her family was away. Her sister was supposed to take her to her grandparents' home after returning from the airport, so she could spend the weekend with them. When her sister returned home at approximately 6:00 p.m., she discovered that Wendy had disappeared. She did take a suitcase and some clothes, but the rest of her belongings, including her purse, wallet, Mississinewa High School class ring, eyeglasses, contact lenses, dental retainer and favorite sneakers, where left behind in her bedroom. Wendy disappeared only a week before she was supposed to get her driver's license, something which she had been looking forward to. She had wanted to join her parents on their trip to Florida.

Additional Details:

Wendy was initially considered a runaway, but investigators have since changed their classification to endangered missing due to the circumstances involved. Radford University's Department of Psychology published a study regarding convicted kidnapper, sexual predator, and suspected serial killer Larry DeWayne Hall. According to the document, Felton's home was located only a few miles away from a reenactment site that Hall often visited. Felton's home was less than twenty-five miles from Wabash, which is where Hall lived at the time and is located only a few miles away from a re-enactment site he often visited. Detectives have not ruled out Hall as a suspect. Donald W. Grenier was considered a possible suspect in Wendy's case at one time. He was charged with the abduction and molestation of a young girl in Indiana in 1999. Grenier's home was searched for evidence concerning Wendy's case and the 1993 disappearance of Tricia Reitler. Both young women vanished from the same vicinity and there were other similarities in their cases. The search did not produce any evidence linking Grenier to either case and he was eventually cleared of suspicion in both cases. Serial Killers Larry Hall & Michael Lee Lockhart are suspected as Persons Of Interest in the disappearance of Wendy L Felton. Wendy's father died in 2024; his obituary lists all four of his children, including Wendy, as having survived him. Her mother has dementia. Wendy's case remains open and unsolved.

Case Last Updated:

Nov 08, 2026