Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley
- Year
- 1953
- Where
- Wisconsin
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Evelyn Grace Hartley (born November 22, 1938) was an American teenager who mysteriously disappeared on October 24, 1953, from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Her disappearance sparked a search involving 2,000 people. In the year following her disappearance, investigators questioned more than 3,500 people though as of 2026 the case remains unsolved.
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Podcast episodes
- Evelyn Hartley: The Missing Babysitter and Ed GeinShe Goes by Jane: A True Crime Podcast · 2025
- Evelyn HartleyThe Vanished Podcast · 2016
- Why the EVELYN HARTLEY Case Went ColdTrue Crime For Sleep · 2026
- Case 224: Evelyn HartleyCasefile True Crime · 2022
- 69. The Disappearance of Evelyn HartleyClaw & Order · 2024
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