MISSING PERSON
Evelyn Hartley
Missing since October 24, 1953, from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
· Date Of Birth: November 21, 1937
· Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old
· Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Straight light brown hair, blue eyes; Light complexion.
· Clothing: Red jeans, plain white blouse with pearl buttons, white bobby socks.
· Medical: Wears glasses.
· Other: Indian beaded belt with metal buckle, size 24.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Hartley, a 15-year-old Central High School student disappeared October 24, 1953, from the home of a La Crosse State College professor where she was baby-sitting. She was supposed to call her parents during the evening but did not. Her father tried to call several times that day and never got an answer. He became worried and went to the house to check on his daughter.
Hartley's father found all the windows in the house locked except a basement window in the back. Bloodstains were found around that window and in the grass of the yard, and there was a bloody handprint on the side of the house next door. The furniture inside the living room was disarranged. Hartley's eyeglasses, which were broken, and one of her shoes were on the living room floor. Her other shoe was found in the basement. There was no other trace of Hartley inside the home. The twenty-month-old girl she had been baby-sitting was found unharmed, sleeping in her crib. Tracker dogs traced Hartley's scent as far as the street, leading authorities to believe she had been taken away in a car. They believe she disappeared at approximately 7:15 p.m. She never was found though there was an intensive search.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
La Crosse Police Department
608-785-5962
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