Account
Sep 29, 2011
Jan 19, 2017
Linda
Frasure
77
46
65 inches
66 inches
170 lbs
180 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the quiet town of Tiffin, Ohio, a sense of unease settled over the community following the disappearance of 46-year-old Linda Frasure. The last confirmed sighting of Linda was after she attended a church service with her mother. Following the service, she seemingly vanished, leaving behind a life and a family who cared for her. Concern grew when she failed to show up for her job at the Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria, a place where she was a familiar and reliable presence. Her husband was the one to report her missing, though the exact date of his report is unclear from the available information. The initial days of her disappearance were filled with uncertainty and a desperate search for answers, a search that would stretch on for months and then years, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew her. Two months after she was last seen, a significant piece of evidence in Linda's case surfaced. Her 1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of a Meijer store in Findlay, Ohio. Investigators determined that the vehicle had been left in the lot just two days after she was last seen. Inside the car, some of her personal belongings were found, including her gloves, shoes, and sunglasses, but there was no sign of Linda herself. A particularly puzzling detail was the absence of her purse. Her mother recalled that Linda had uncharacteristically locked her purse in the trunk of the car after the church service, yet it was not found with the vehicle. This discovery deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance, suggesting that whatever had happened to her occurred after she left the church. The presence of her car, yet her absence, painted a grim and perplexing picture for law enforcement and her loved ones. The investigation into Linda's disappearance soon focused on her husband of two years, David W. Frasure, who was identified as the prime suspect. David had a criminal history that included domestic violence charges, and Linda's mother revealed that her daughter had been contemplating ending their marriage around the time she went missing. Many of Linda’s personal items, such as her makeup, hairbrush, and favorite coat, were left behind at her home, suggesting she did not leave voluntarily. The case took another turn when David Frasure died by suicide in a Kentucky jail nearly four years after his wife vanished; he was never charged in connection with her disappearance. Authorities believe that foul play was involved in Linda's case, and her mother held onto the theory that her kind-hearted daughter may have stopped to help a motorist in trouble, leading to her disappearance. The case of Linda Frasure remains an unsolved and sorrowful mystery, a story of a woman who disappeared from her life without a trace, leaving behind a family to grapple with unanswered questions and the enduring pain of not knowing what happened to her.
Dec 11, 1993
Tiffin
Ohio
Seneca County
44883
31057
Seneca County Sheriff's Office
Tiffin
Ohio
,
23455
1993-12-13
Seneca County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
05/31/2026
