Faye Wright Missing Person Case

Jun 26, 2013

Jul 05, 2019

Faye

Wright

71

37

62 inches

110 lbs

Black / African American

Female

On a fall day in Detroit, Michigan, 37-year-old Faye Elebith Wright set out to walk home from her father's house and vanished. The date was October 4, 1991, and her home was only a few blocks away, a short, familiar walk on the city's east side. Faye had been visiting with the father of her children before she left. She was last seen wearing a distinctive blue denim jacket with leopard print and blue jeans. Known for her short, curly brown hair and brown eyes, Faye also had several distinguishing marks, including pierced ears, a birthmark on her inner thigh, and another mark on her leg uniquely shaped like a rabbit. When she never arrived home, her family grew deeply concerned, and she was reported missing. Years passed with no word of Faye's whereabouts, leaving her family in a state of prolonged uncertainty. A few years after she disappeared, a piece of evidence surfaced that brought both a wave of hope for answers and a profound sense of dread. Faye's daughter discovered her mother's blue jean jacket, now bloodstained, behind a house in the same neighborhood where she was last seen. This grim discovery confirmed the family's fears that Faye had likely met with foul play, yet it frustratingly provided no further leads for investigators to follow. The jacket was a tangible link to Faye, but the story it held remained untold, deepening the mystery surrounding what happened to her on that short walk home. The investigation into Faye Elebith Wright's disappearance has remained open for decades, yet has yielded few answers. Despite the passage of time, her case has not been forgotten, with her information registered in national missing persons databases. DNA samples have been provided by her daughters, a crucial step in modern investigations that could one day help to identify her. The Detroit Police Department continues to hold the case file, a silent testament to a life interrupted and a family left waiting. Faye's disappearance is a story of a mother who vanished from her own neighborhood, a case marked by a distressing lack of clues beyond a single, poignant discovery. The central question of what happened to Faye Wright on that October day remains a painful, unanswered mystery for her loved ones and the community.

Oct 04, 1991

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48215

22640

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

5M607

1991-10-16

Detroit Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/19/2026