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Dakota Menger Missing Person Case

Last seen in Nekoosa, Wisconsin on Aug 20, 1999

Victim Details

Jul 02, 2018

Aug 15, 2023

Dakota

Menger

28

2

30 inches

36 inches

28 lbs

35 lbs

Uncertain

Male

Aug 20, 1999

Nekoosa

Wisconsin

Wood County

54457

38725

Nekoosa Police Department

Nekoosa

Wisconsin

Wood County

54457

Brian Machon

Detective

951 Market Street, Wisconsin

7158867897

Local

Law Enforcement

1999-921/2004-412

Nekoosa Police Department

10486

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

07/06/2026


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On August 20, 1999, two-year-old Dakota Menger was last seen in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, in the company of his mother, Dayna Menger, and her friend, Junelle Marquard. That day, they dropped off Dayna's four-year-old daughter at a babysitter’s home. The group left without specifying where they were going, and they have not been seen or heard from since. When Dayna failed to return to pick up her daughter, the babysitter initially wasn't alarmed, as Dayna was known to leave her children for ...
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Last Seen: Aug 20, 1999

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    It's baffling that it took so long for Dayna and Dakota to be officially reported missing. I know pe... ...Read More
    12/13/2024
    It's perplexing how it took so long for Dayna and Dakota's disappearance to even be reported. I can'... ...Read More
    02/02/2024
    Hey everyone, I've been following the Dakota Menger case closely and something about the timeline pu... ...Read More
    11/08/2023
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