Oct 29, 2013
Jan 04, 2024
Madalene
Neace
68
39
62 inches
95 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the autumn of 1994, a sense of quiet uncertainty fell over the small community of East Sparta, Ohio, with the disappearance of 39-year-old Madalene Neace. A woman with brown hair and brown eyes, she was last seen on October 25, 1994. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5'2" and weighing around 112 pounds. Madalene, who sometimes used the last name Joiner, had pierced ears. The final sighting of her was on that late October day, as she was seen walking in the direction of a local truck stop. After that moment, she seemingly vanished, and no one has reported hearing from her since. The days turned into weeks, and then years, with no sign of Madalene or any indication of what might have happened to her. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain distressingly vague, with very few details available to the public or investigators. The Canton Police Department opened an investigation into her case, but the trail grew cold. Her case was logged, and her information was shared through various platforms for missing persons, including the Ohio Attorney General's Office, in the hope that someone, somewhere, might have a piece of information that could illuminate her whereabouts. Decades have now passed since Madalene Neace was last seen. The case remains open, a quiet and sorrowful mystery that has lingered in Stark County. The lack of information has made it incredibly difficult for law enforcement and her loved ones to find any sense of closure. The overview of this case is that of a woman who disappeared under unknown circumstances with almost no available evidence to trace her steps beyond that last walk towards a truck stop. It is a haunting story of a person who is remembered and still searched for, years after she vanished into the unknown on an ordinary fall day.
Oct 25, 1994
East Sparta
Ohio
Stark County
44626
31398
Canton Police Department
Canton
Ohio
,
94-86882
1994-11-04
Canton Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/03/2026