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On June 7, 1992, three women vanished from a home in Springfield, Missouri: 19-year-old Suzie Streeter, her 18-year-old friend Stacy McCall, and Suzie’s 47-year-old mother Sherrill Levitt. Their cars, purses, and personal belongings were left behind. No one has ever been found.

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What Happened

Suzie and Stacy had just graduated from Kickapoo High School the day before. After attending parties, they returned to the Delmar Street house around 2 a.m. on June 7. The next day friends found the house empty of people but otherwise largely undisturbed: cars in the driveway, purses and keys left behind, the family dog still there, and Levitt’s bed appearing slept-in. The only clear anomaly was a broken porch light. An answering-machine message was accidentally erased. There were no obvious signs of a struggle or forced entry.

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Investigation and Status

Thousands of tips have been received. Robert Craig Cox, a convicted kidnapper who was in the area, later claimed the women were murdered and their bodies would never be found; investigators have not found his claims credible. Other leads involving a green van, local individuals, and possible burial sites (including a hospital parking garage) have been investigated without resolution. The women were later legally declared dead, but the case remains an open missing-persons investigation more than 30 years later.

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The absence of bodies, clear forensic evidence, or a confirmed suspect has kept the Springfield Three one of Missouri’s most enduring unsolved disappearances.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Springfield Three
• Newsweek – Three Women Vanished. More Than 30 Years Later, No One Knows What Happened
• NBC News / Dateline – 30 years later family still seeking answers
• Springfield News-Leader – What we know about Springfield’s Three Missing Women cold case
• KY3 – 32 years since the disappearance of the Springfield Three
• People – Springfield 3: Everything to Know 31 Years After Women Vanished

Information compiled from publicly available news reports, police statements, and the Wikipedia summary of the case. This is not an official police account.