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Sheree Warren Missing Person Case

Last seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct 2, 1985

Victim Details

Jan 14, 2009

Mar 10, 2021

Sheree

Warren

66

25

64 inches

66 inches

116 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 2, 1985

Salt Lake City

Utah

Salt Lake County

No

3183

Roy Police Department

Roy

Utah

Weber County

84067

5051 South 1900 West, Utah

8017741011

Local

Law Enforcement

856792

Roy Police Department

7482

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

Oct 11, 2026


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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP1355) and 21 other sources
On the evening of October 2, 1985, 25-year-old Sheree Warren finished her workday at the Utah State Employees Credit Union in Salt Lake City. A coworker saw her walking to her car in the parking lot around 6:30 p.m. Sheree, a mother to a three-year-old son, was in the middle of management training and navigating a difficult period in her personal life. She was separated from her husband, Charles "Chuck" Warren, and their divorce was pending. Her plan for the evening was to meet Charles at a nearby car dealership to give him a ride home to Ogden, after which she would pick up their son and return to her parents' house in Roy, where she had been staying. However, Sheree never arrived at the dealership, never picked up her child, and was never seen or heard from again.

The initial investigation into Sheree's disappearance quickly focused on the two men central to her life: her estranged husband, Charles Warren, and her new boyfriend, Cary Hartmann. Charles Warren told police that he had canceled his plans with Sheree that evening and had gone for a jog instead, an alibi that investigators were unable to confirm. He and his first wife, with whom he had reconciled, initially agreed to take polygraph tests but later changed their minds and ceased cooperating with the investigation. Investigators learned that he and Sheree had contentious arguments regarding alimony and child support leading up to her disappearance. Charles Warren, who passed away in 2022, was never officially cleared as a suspect in his estranged wife's vanishing. The other person of interest, Cary Hartmann, was a former reserve police officer for the Ogden Police Department. Years after Sheree disappeared, Hartmann was convicted as a serial rapist and sent to prison for his crimes.

Weeks after she vanished, a significant piece of evidence surfaced hundreds of miles away. On November 11, 1985, Sheree's maroon 1984 Toyota Corolla was discovered in the parking lot of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The vehicle appeared to have been parked there for some time, but its discovery offered no clues as to Sheree's whereabouts or what had happened to her. Over the years, the investigation has seen various leads and theories. In 1987, an anonymous caller repeatedly contacted police, claiming to have found a decomposed woman's body in a remote area near Causey Reservoir, a location where a witness reported seeing Cary Hartmann just days after Sheree disappeared. Despite extensive searches of the mountainous terrain, including an excavation in 2023, no remains were ever found. Sheree's family had her legally declared deceased in the 1990s, but the search for answers continues. The case remains an active and unsolved cold case, leaving her loved ones without closure, haunted by the question of what happened to the young mother who seemingly vanished after leaving work one autumn evening.
Last Seen: Oct 2, 1985

Links to Additional Sources (21)

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  • Police to investigate possible mountain gravesite in 1985 cold case
  • COLD: The search for Sheree Warren's remains
  • COLD podcast: Jacket could place missing woman Sheree Warren ...
  • Sheree L. WARREN | DPS - Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
  • Nothing found at suspicious site during cold case investigation
  • COLD podcast uncovers new clues about Sheree Warren cold case
  • What police learned after finding Sheree Warren's missing car
  • 'Cold': The search for answers behind Sheree Warren's disappearance
  • Sheree L. Warren - The Charley Project
  • Ep 9: A Picture in the Lobby - Cold Podcast
  • COLD: The untold story of the search for Sheree Warren's remains ...
  • 582DFUT - Sheree L. Warren - Doe Network
  • COLD: The search for Sheree Warren's remains, part 1
  • Sheree Warren's boyfriend explains where he was the night she ...
  • Sheree Warren - Weber Metro Cold Case Task Force
  • Sheree Warren vanished in 1985 in #SaltLakeCity - Facebook
  • Cold Case: Missing Utah Woman Sheree L. Warren was last seen in ...
  • UT - Sheree Warren, 25, Salt Lake City, 2 Oct 1985 | Websleuths
  • Introducing: The Search for Sheree Warren - Apple Podcasts
  • Nothing found at suspicious site during 1985 cold case investigation ...
  • Sheree Warren disappeared on October 2, 1985 after leaving her ...

    • Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

    Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

    82%Moderate
    Jane Doe — Salt Lake City, Utah - unidentified case UP6947
    Jane Doe — Salt Lake City, Utah
    UP6947 • Found Sep 3, 1986
    View case
    Sex ✓Female
    Age 85%Est. 20–40 vs 25
    Race 100%White
    Location 100%8 mi away, same county
    TimingFound 11 months after last seen
    Height 100%5'6" vs 5'4"–5'6"
    Weight 100%115 lb vs 116–120 lb

    These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling the unidentified case.

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