In the spring of 2011, a 42-year-old woman named Shelly Kay Schoffner vanished, leaving behind a trail of conflicting stories and unanswered questions. Originally from Delphos, Ohio, Shelly had traveled to Berea, Kentucky, on March 14, 2011, to visit her boyfriend, Jeff Green. Her son had driven her there, and the last communication he had with his mother was a text message from her on March 19. In the message, she told him she had found a ride and was on her way back to Ohio.
However, Shelly never arrived, and this text message would be one of the last known communications from her. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are clouded by uncertainty and contradictory accounts, making it difficult for her loved ones and law enforcement to piece together the events leading to her vanishing.
The official date of Shelly's last contact is listed as March 21, 2011. According to one version of events, Shelly was last seen driving her blue Nissan 4x4 pickup truck, following her boyfriend, Jeff Green, as they traveled south on Interstate 75 from Ohio into Kentucky. Green reported receiving a text message from her sometime later stating that she no longer loved him and was leaving. In a separate account, however, Green told the media that he last saw Shelly on March 19 at their residence. He claimed she was in the driveway speaking to a man named Vern, who was in a small black car with a white stripe, and he assumed she left with him. Green also mentioned that he later encountered Vern at a gas station and spoke with him, but Shelly has not been seen or heard from since.
At the time she went missing, Shelly Schoffner was described as a white female, 5'4' tall, and weighing around 113 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She has several distinctive tattoos, including the cartoon character Eeyore and a tribal design on her left shoulder, a teddy bear on her right shoulder, and a dream catcher on her right side. The investigation into her disappearance was taken on by the Kentucky State Police. The vague and differing timelines provided by those last known to have seen her have complicated the investigation. With no solid leads and the passage of many years, Shelly Schoffner's case has grown cold. Her family is left waiting for answers, holding onto hope for a resolution in the perplexing disappearance of a mother and a loved one from a small Kentucky town.Last Seen: Mar 21, 2011
