Heather Danyelle Teague

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Kentucky State Police (KY)

Missing From:

Spottsville, Kentucky

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Summary:

Heather Danyelle Teague was a young woman who went missing from Spottsville, Kentucky on August 26, 1995. The abductor allegedly grabbed Teague by the hair and dragged her into the woods off of Newburgh Beach at gunpoint. She has never been heard from again.

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Circumstances of Disappearance:

Teague was sunbathing at Newburgh Beach in Henderson County, Kentucky on August 26, 1995. A witness was observing the beach area through a telescope from across the Ohio River at approximately 12:45 p.m. The witness told authorities that he saw a White man approach Teague at that time. The abductor allegedly grabbed Teague by the hair and dragged her into the woods off of Newburgh Beach at gunpoint. The abductor was approximately 6'0 and weighed 210 to 230 pounds. He had brown hair and a bushy brown beard. He was wearing jeans and did not have shirt on. He was also reported to be wearing a wig and a mosquito net at the time he abducted Teague. Authorities searched the Newburgh Beach area later in the day and discovered part of Teague's bathing suit near the alleged abduction site. Additional evidence was also located, but nothing investigators found could lead them to Teague's whereabouts.

Additional Details:

Marvin Ray "Marty" Dill, a resident of Henderson County, Kentucky, was pulled over in a routine traffic stop after Teague's disappearance. He drove a red and White Ford Bronco, which was identical to a vehicle a witness reported was parked next to Teague's car on Newburgh Beach. Authorities discovered a hair resembling Teague's, two guns, two knives, duct tape, rubber gloves and rope in Dill's vehicle at the time of his traffic stop. The truck had bloodstains on the inside tailgate. At 1:00 am on September 1, 1995, the Kentucky State Police arrived at Marty Dill's home for questioning. Upon noticing his home being surrounded, Dill reportedly made his wife leave, telling her the less she knew the better, before killing himself. At 3:15 am Dill was declared dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Prosecutors compiled available evidence against Dill after his death and brought the information before a grand jury. His was called as a witness during the grand jury phase, but she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer any questions about Teague's abduction. Heather's mother has been vocal about the fact that "Marty" Dill did not have hair matching the description of Heather's assailant at the time, but instead had a buzzcut, and she believes he is not the man responsible. Another possible suspect in Teague's case is Christopher J. Below, a native of Henderson, Kentucky. He pleaded guilty to attempted involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 1991 death of Kathern Fetzer and is serving a prison sentence of 11 to 18 years for the crime. Both Teague and Fetzer had long dark hair and were about 5'0 and 100 pounds. Below was known to be in the general area when Teague was abducted, but shortly after her disappearance, on the same day Dill committed suicide, he left Kentucky. The body of the man believed to be responsible for the disappearance of Heather Teague was exhumed at Fairmont Cemetery in Henderson. Kentucky State Police say the exhumation happened to collect Dill's DNA. In December 2022, the Kentucky State Police sent three pieces of evidence to a lab in Florida for DNA testing; Heather's bathing suit bottom, her blue towel, and a towel found inside Marty Dill's Bronco. The results have not been made public. Kentucky State Police say that Heather's case is still open and they are still investigating. In 2007, she legally declared Heather dead because this was required for her to obtain the FBI's file on the case. In 2013, she filed a lawsuit against the agencies that investigated the abduction, claiming there was a cover-up.

Case Last Updated:

Sep 25, 2026