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Mar 14, 2022
Jul 12, 2024
Stephanie
Pelfrey
88
37
68 inches
150 lbs
155 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the winter of 1974, in the small city of Chillicothe, Ohio, 37-year-old Stephanie Pelfrey vanished, leaving behind a life and a mystery that would span decades. She was a woman with brown hair and green eyes, standing at five feet eight inches tall. At the time she went missing, she resided on Route 1 and Reservation Circle. The last confirmed sighting of Stephanie was on January 10, 1974. On that day, she disappeared, and what followed was a perplexing silence. She was known to be wearing a gold wedding band at the time of her disappearance. Details about her activities on the day she was last seen are scarce, contributing to the enduring mystery of her case. What makes Stephanie's case particularly unusual is the significant delay in officially reporting her as a missing person. For reasons that remain unclear, more than a year and a half passed before she was reported missing in September of 1975. Around this same time, her husband proceeded to divorce her, citing willful absence as the grounds. This lack of immediate action and the subsequent legal dissolution of her marriage have added layers of complexity and unanswered questions to her disappearance. The passage of time without any contact or clues only deepened the distress for her remaining family. The profound and lasting impact of her absence was evident even decades later when her father's obituary in 1999 sorrowfully noted that he had a daughter who was missing. The investigation into Stephanie Pelfrey's disappearance has been open for over fifty years, yet very few details have emerged to provide any clarity. The Ross County Sheriff's Office continues to have her listed as an active missing person case, a somber reminder of a life interrupted. Despite the passage of time, hope for answers persists within the community and law enforcement. This case is an overview of the known circumstances surrounding a long-unsolved mystery. Stephanie, whose maiden name was Sewards, has never been heard from again, and while she is presumed to be deceased, the lack of any definitive evidence leaves her loved ones without closure. The enigmatic disappearance of Stephanie Pelfrey remains a haunting cold case in Chillicothe, a story of loss and the enduring search for truth.
Jan 10, 1974
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ross County
Unknown
113082
Ross County Sheriff Department
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ross County
45601
28 North Paint Street, Ohio
7407731185
County
Law Enforcement
10-74/22-1078
2022-03-10
Ross County Sheriff Department
5069
Brown
Green
Green
06/02/2026
