Granite City woman deemed missing person
Posted on Fri, Jul. 15, 2005
Last seen at store on Laclede's Landing
BY JAYNE MATTHEWS
News-Democrat
GRANITE CITY - A Granite City woman, who was last seen at a Laclede's Landing store five weeks ago, is being sought as a missing person, a St. Louis Police Department detective said Thursday.
Ann P. Hay, 44, was last seen June 8 at a store on Laclede's Landing, where she went on business, Detective William Alphin said.
Hay sold purses and other items for a living.
Police have no leads in the case, Alphin said. Anyone with information is asked to called the St. Louis Police missing person's unit at (314) 444-5338.
Her estranged husband, Paul Hay of Bunker Hill, reported Hay missing to Granite City Police on June 23. He told police he saw her about 5 p.m. on the day she went to Laclede's Landing.
Williams said police have confirmed with the store's owner that Hay was there. He declined to name the store.
"She got some money from an individual and that's the last she was seen," he said.
Paul Hay could not be reached for comment on Thursday.
Hay is originally from the Philippines, and married Paul Hay 23 years ago, her mother-in-law, Wilma Hay of Bunker Hill, said Thursday.
A daughter in San Diego, Calif., and a sister in Beaumont, Texas, have told police they have not heard from Hay since she was last seen in St. Louis, Williams said.
Relatives have said Hay is not an illegal drug user, has no health problems requiring medication and is not mentally ill, Williams said.
Hay moved to Granite City about five years ago. Her last known address is 2224 Alexandria St.
When last seen, Hay was wearing blue jeans and a green sweater with Mickey Mouse on the front. She is about 5 feet tall and weighs 135 pounds.
Hay is the second metro-east woman to go missing in St. Louis this summer. Paula J. Weinmann, 36, of Bethalto, was discovered shot to death on July 6, five days after attending a St. Louis Cardinals game and going afterwards to a bar near the stadium. Two St. Louis men have been charged with her slaying.
Contact Jayne Matthews at
jmatthews@bnd.com or 345-7822 ext. 25.
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