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April Wiss Missing Person Case

Last seen in Wichita, Kansas on Jan 11, 2000

Victim Details

Mar 10, 2010

Aug 15, 2023

April

Wiss

42

16

72 inches

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 11, 2000

Wichita

Kansas

Sedgwick County

26318

Wichita Police Department

Wichita

Kansas

Sedgwick County

67202

455 North Main, Kansas

3162684407

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.wichita.gov/536/Police

00C003875

2000-01-10

Wichita Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/20/2026


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April Susanne Wiss, 16, was last seen on the night of January 11, 2000, leaving her apartment complex in Wichita, Kansas. A friend reported seeing her walking toward Pawnee Street and Broadway Street between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. that evening. April took her wallet, pager, and apartment keys, leaving her belongings, $150 in cash, and a freshly baked cake behind, suggesting she intended to return. However, she has not been seen or heard from since.

At the time of her disappearance, April ...
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    Has anyone else noticed the significance of the cake April left behind? It seems so personal and del... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the part where April left that cake behind in the apartment. It's suc... ...Read More
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