Missing Man: Steve F. Woelfel--WI--06/07/2004

[Kathylene]

[/hr]National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA)



Steve F. Woelfel

Classification: Endangered Missing Adult
Date of Birth: 1966-10-09
Date Missing: 2004-06-07
From City/State: Chilton, WI
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disappearance: 37
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 72 inches
Weight: 230 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Hair (Other): With graying.
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Light
Glasses/Contacts Description: Glasses with brown plastic frames or contacts.
Clothing: White T-shirt, dark blue or black shorts, white athletic shoes.

Circumstances of Disappearance: Unknown. Steve was last seen in Chilton, WI. His red 1995 Chevrolet S-10 extended cab with silver stripes was later located in the vicinity of the 700 block of Highland St. in Kewaskum, WI. Steve has a medical condition and needs medication.


Investigative Agency: Ozaukee County Sheriff's Dept.
Phone: (262) 377-7172
Investigative Case #: 043679


Print a Poster: http://www.projectjason.org/aan/AAN_SteveWoelfel.pdf

If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.

[Kathylene]

The Charley Project: Steven M. Woelfel

Details of Disappearance

Woelfel was last seen in Chilton, Wisconsin on June 7, 2004. He has never been heard from again. His red 1995 Chevrolet S-10 extended cab pickup truck with silver stripes was later located at an apartment complex in the vicinity of the 700 block of Highland Street in Kewaskum, Wisconsin. There was no sign of him at the scene. Woelfel is familiar with the Kewaskum area.

Woelfel was going through a divorce at the time of his disappearance and was very distressed about it. There was a possible sighting of him in the Campbellsport, Wisconsin area a few weeks after his disappearance, but this has never been confirmed. Authorities stated that there was no evidence of foul play in his case, but the possibility was not being ruled out, and his family stated that Woelfel's disappearance is uncharacteristic of him. His case remains unsolved.

[Kathylene]

Family not giving up hope missing man will be found

Family not giving up hope
missing man will be found

June 29, 2004


It's been 22 harrowing days for the family of Steven Woelfel, a 38-year-old Fredonia area man who has been missing since June 7.

Woelfel has a history of depression, his relatives said, and they know he did not have his medication with him.

He was going through a divorce, they said, and he was particularly upset about what the divorce would do to his young daughter. He suffered from memory loss as well, they said, and he had high blood pressure and other physical ailments.

His abandoned vehicle was found in an apartment complex in the village of Kewaskum, an area bordering the vast Kettle Moraine State Forest and miles of swampy terrain. A two-day search by area law enforcement teams - including dogs - was fruitless.

The outlook would seem grim.

But they haven't given up hope.

In a press conference held at the Kewaskum Police Department Monday afternoon, his mother and sister thanked local law enforcement for their efforts, and appealed for continued public vigilance.

And a reminder:

"He's not just a missing person," said his sister Pam Schneider, in a halting, emotion-choked voice. "He's a brother, a son, a father. Please come home to us, Steve, we love and miss you."

Carol Woelfel, his mother, stood in the background, her face trembling. She held a family picture of Woelfel tightly in her arms. She did not speak.

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[Kathylene]

Steve F. Woelfel-WI-06/07/04

Ozaukee County Sheriffs Department was contacted today to determine the status of Steve Woelfels case. Investigating Detective will call with information.

[Kathylene]

The detective called back and stated that Steve is still missing.

[LoriDavis]

http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/APC0101/802170599/1003/APC01

FVTC hosts conference for missing persons investigators
The Post-Crescent • February 17, 2008

APPLETON — Recent legislative and technical advances to help investigations into missing persons will be included in a two-day national conference here this week.

The national Investigating Missing Persons Conference will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel.

The conference is sponsored by Fox Valley Technical College's Criminal Justice Center for Innovation, with assistance from The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Child Protection Training Center, The National Center for Missing Adults, and the state Department of Justice.

The FBI National Crime Information Center said there are more than 900,000 active missing persons entries nationally, plus 6,210 unidentified entries.

Of those, 1,224 of the missing persons entries and 25 active unidentified entries are from Wisconsin.

"Based on these statistics, the state of Wisconsin, and in particular our area communities, have endured much trauma because of missing persons cases," said Barbara Nelson, program manager for FVTC's Criminal Justice Center for Innovation, and the conference coordinator. "There is a continuing need to address local and national awareness regarding missing persons."

Some of the local cases include Andy Lathrop and Laurie Depies, Menasha; Areerat (Kay) Chuprevich and Amber Wilde, Green Bay; Steve F. Woelfel, Chilton; and Carrie Ann Polega, Marinette County.

Other conference sessions training topics will help law enforcement learn more about federal legislation on missing persons, how recent developments in electronic technology can assist in searching for missing persons, and how national and state agencies provide new resources and assistance for case analysis.

Robert Cooke of Georgetown, Texas, the father of 22-year-old Rachel Cooke, who disappeared while jogging in Georgetown in January 2002, will speak about the importance of having a coordinated community response plan.

Also, Frederick Snow of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will speak on forensic anthropology and cold cases, and will demonstrate how recovery methods used by a forensic anthropologist can make the difference between a successful recovery and one in which critical evidence was not recovered.

Snow also will discuss the Tri-State Crematory case, which attracted worldwide attention when more than 300 bodies were discovered in rural northwest Georgia.

[Denise]

Steve has now been missing for 4 years.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Kelly]

AAN Poster Notify sent. Code 28

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[Jenn]

http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=9428042

Finding Body Raises Hope of Closing Missing-Person Case

Updated: Nov 28, 2008 11:04 PM
Body Found May Bring Closure to One Family

The investigation after the discovery of human remains in southern Brown County will now move to Madison.

Hunters found a skeleton partially buried in a field just off county highways Z and NN in the Town of Morrison earlier this week.

We're told on Monday the remains will be transported to the State Crime Lab for examination.

Investigators hope the discovery will bring closure to some family. There are several high-profile cases of people missing in Northeast Wisconsin for more than five years.

There are Yvone Rickman and Areerat Chuprevich missing from Brown County, Cheryl Spaeth missing from Manitowoc County, Carol Jean Pierce from Door County, and Laurie Depies from Winnebago County.

Steve Woelfel of Calumet County and Beulah Ware of Brown County have both been missing four years. Todd Yopek of Brown County disappeared in 2006.

It's inevitable that the discovery of human remains in a field in Brown County will bring local missing persons cases to the forefront of discussion. In fact, the father of Amber Wilde, a U.W.-Green Bay student who disappeared ten years ago, tells us this week's find was the topic of discussion at Thanksgiving dinner.

"You always get a big lump in your throat and you get goose bumps," Steve Wilde said.

But Mr. Wilde tells us after an extensive search of a field just outside of Wittenberg last December turned up no sign of his daughter, it's hard for him to get excited about what was found this week.

"You'd rather be excited when they call you and tell you they found it and it is your daughter versus getting excited that maybe it's your daughter and being depressed when it's not."

Like Amber's father, investigators at the Brown County Sheriff's Department try not to get too excited about solving old cases when remains are found, but they would like to put an end to the suffering of at least one family who is missing a loved one.

"Some of the cases we've got open, one is eight years old and the other is a couple years old, and we'd like to bring resolution to those cases and closure to the families," Lieutenant Ken White said.

According to investigators, that closure could take some time since they have no idea at this time of whose remains they found.

[Kelly]

Steve has been placed on Project Jason's 18 Wheel Angels campaign. A special poster has been made for him and can be downloaded and printed for placement. More information about the program, and the link for the poster can be found here:

http://projectjason.org/18wheel.shtml

In addition to the campaign, Steve was also featured in a national trucking publications, TruckJobSeekers. This free magazine is distributed in truck stops nationwide and has a circulation of about 150,000.

Indepenent Contractor and TruckJobSeekers are two of Target Media Partner's many publications. In partnership with Project Jason, they each feature two missing persons each per month. You can pick up your free copies at a local truck stop, but if it's far from you, you may want to call and ask if they carry that magazine. These are NOT with the regular for purchase magazines.

We hope this helps in the search for Steve. Please consider printing and placing a poster in businesses in your community.



Thank you.

Kelly, Project Jason

[LoriDavis]

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/776
NamUs profile for Steve F. Woelfel