Post by TheWebDetective on Nov 9, 2015 18:42:03 GMT -5
According to the Kentucky State Police, 19-year-old Erica Fraysure disappeared from Brooksville, Kentucky on Tuesday, October 21, 1997. This case was at least aired on AMW in 1999. From the Charley Project:
Missing Since: October 21, 1997 from Brooksville, Kentucky
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: May 6, 1980
Age: 17 years old
Height and Weight: 5'6, 115 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Erica has a strawberry birthmark on the back of her neck.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A purple sweater with two white stripes across the chest which extend down the sleeves (as seen one of the photos above this case summary), Levi's jeans, white Keds tennis shoes, a Winnie The Pooh watch and four gold rings on her right hand, one of which has a sapphire and diamond heart.
Erica was last seen been 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. at the Video-N-Tan in Brooksville, Kentucky on October 21, 1997. She was socializing with her friends that night. She has never been heard from again. Erica's black four-door 1988 Pontiac Bonneville SSE was discovered unlocked and abandoned off of Fronk Road between bales of hay in a field off of Fronks Lane the day after her disappearance. The vehicle was located approximately one mile from the Video-N-Tan. Her purse, wallet, checkbook and money were inside the car, but there was no sign of her at the scene. Erica's car keys were missing for some time afterwards, but were later discovered across the road under some leaves. There was no sign of Erica near the car, nor were there any signs of foul play. A photo of the vehicle is posted below this case summary.
A man who was questioned about Erica's disappearance later shot his wife to death before committing suicide. Authorities say the individual was ruled out as a suspect before he died; he had an alibi for the night of Erica's disappearance. Another suspect, Shane M. Simcox, an acquaintance of Erica's, was with Erica the night she vanished and may have been the last person to see her before her disappearance. He stated that she gave him a ride to his house, dropping him off at 9:00 p.m. Simcox was later expelled from school for threatening a teacher. He has a criminal record and he refused to take a lie detector test in connection with Erica's case, but he has maintained his innocence in her disappearance and no convincing evidence has been found against him. He is, however, considered a person of interest in Erica's disappearance.
Erica was a resident of Germantown, Kentucky, fifty miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1997. She was a senior at Bracken County High School in 1997 and worked part-time at Carota's Pizza in Augusta. Shortly before she went missing, she requested more hours at her job. She planned to enroll in Northern Kentucky University after graduation and study accounting. Authorities do not believe Erica left of her own accord. She has no history of running away, she was a good student with a steady boyfriend and no indications of trouble in her life, and she didn't tell her friends of any travel plans.
There are few leads in Erica's case. Her mother died in 2011 without ever finding out what happened to her. Due to lack evidence as to her fate, her disappearance is being investigated as a missing person rather than a crime.
Thoughts? Although I can't place blame, something's a bit fishy with the Simcox angle.
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