In the summer of 1977, a young woman named Linda Marie Stull vanished from the small town of Clinton, Indiana, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. At 19 years old, Linda had her whole life ahead of her. She was described as a white female with short brown hair and blue eyes, standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing between 130 and 160 pounds. The last time anyone is known to have seen her was on June 20, 1977.
On that day, she was reportedly wearing a red shirt and brown checked pants. After this last sighting, Linda Stull was never heard from again, and the details surrounding her disappearance have remained frustratingly scarce.
The circumstances of Linda's disappearance are largely unknown, a fact that has hampered investigative efforts from the very beginning. For years, her case has been listed among the many unsolved files of missing persons, with very little information available to the public or to law enforcement to piece together the events of that fateful day. The lack of witnesses, coupled with the limited forensic technology of the era, meant that investigators had few, if any, leads to follow. Her case was opened by the Indiana State Police, but the trail quickly went cold. The official records offer a sparse outline of a young woman who simply ceased to be, without any indication of where she might have gone, or what might have happened to her.
Over the years, Linda's case has been kept alive by her inclusion in national databases for missing persons, such as NamUs under the case number 88631, and the Doe Network. These platforms serve as a constant, quiet plea for information, a digital footprint for a life that was physically erased. Despite the passage of time, the fundamental questions of her case remain unanswered. The investigation into what happened to Linda Stull is a poignant reminder of the enduring pain and uncertainty that families of the missing carry with them every day. The case itself is an overview of how a person can vanish, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew them and a lingering question in the community where she was last seen.Last Seen: Jun 20, 1977
