In the autumn of 2002, a young girl named Kathrynn Sholly Seefeldt, just 12 years old, vanished from her home in Independence, Missouri. She was last seen on the evening of October 14, 2002. That night, a disagreement had taken place between Kathrynn and her mother. Kathrynn had been grounded and was upset about not being allowed to go to a party. Later, around 1:00 a.m., a phone call came for her. Kathrynn reportedly told the person on the other end of the line not to call so late.
The identity of the caller remains a mystery as the family's phone did not have caller ID. When her mother woke up the next morning, Kathrynn was gone. A significant amount of her clothing was also missing from the home.
Initially, there wasn't a sense of immediate alarm. Kathrynn had a history of running away for short periods, so her mother waited two days before officially reporting her as a missing person. A detail that adds a layer of concern to her disappearance is her mother's belief that Kathrynn may have been about five months pregnant at the time she went missing. This suspicion was based on Kathrynn's behavior before she vanished. Tragically, she disappeared the day before she had a scheduled doctor's appointment. At the time of her disappearance, Kathrynn was a seventh-grade student at Osage Trail Middle School. Those who knew her described her as a creative young girl who enjoyed writing and drawing with chalk.
Years have passed since Kathrynn Seefeldt was last seen, and her case has grown cold, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions. While law enforcement initially believed that Kathrynn left her home on her own, the prolonged silence and lack of any contact have led to the suspicion of foul play. There have been no credible sightings of her, and no one has come forward with information that could definitively explain what happened to her after she left her home that October night. The unknown phone call in the middle of the night and the possibility of her pregnancy are troubling aspects of the case that have never been fully understood. The disappearance of Kathrynn Seefeldt remains an unsolved case, a painful story of a young girl who vanished just as she was on the cusp of her teenage years.Last Seen: Oct 14, 2002
