Account
Mar 02, 2012
Jan 12, 2024
Linda
McHugh
59
29
65 inches
130 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the winter of 1993, a 29-year-old woman named Linda Sue McHugh vanished from Wyoming, Michigan, leaving behind a painful and enduring mystery for her family. A mother to a baby girl, Linda was described by her sister as a nurturing and selfless person. However, at the time of her disappearance, she was also facing personal struggles with addiction. The last known communication from Linda was a distressing phone call made in the early morning hours of December 13, 1993. Between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m., she called her boyfriend in a state of distress, asking to be picked up from a local party store. When he arrived, Linda was nowhere to be found, and she has not been seen or heard from since that night. Linda's disappearance is marked by a few distinct details. She had brown hair and a unique feature of having one brown eye and one blue eye. She also had a tattoo of an "X" on the back of her left hand. In the years following her disappearance, her case has been linked by some to a string of disappearances and murders of other women in the Grand Rapids area, many of whom were also involved in sex work to support addiction. While authorities have investigated these potential connections, no definitive link has been established in Linda's case. The investigation into Linda McHugh's disappearance remains open and unsolved. Over the years, law enforcement has received tips and looked into potential persons of interest, including a truck driver arrested in 2022 for the 1996 murder of another Grand Rapids woman. However, these leads have not yet brought definitive answers in Linda's case. Her family continues to live with the uncertainty of her fate, holding onto the memory of a loving sister and mother who disappeared without a trace. The case serves as a somber reminder of the many unsolved missing persons cases and the lasting impact they have on families and communities.
Dec 30, 1993
Wyoming
Michigan
Kent County
11456
Wyoming Police Department
Wyoming
Michigan
Kent County
49509
Dave Hunt
Detective
2300 DeHoop Ave SW, Michigan
6165307300
Local
Law Enforcement
1993-35934
Wyoming Police Department
Brown
Brown
Blue
06/11/2026
