Missing
Marchelle Hansen
Hansen, approximately 1987; Hansen's car
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/12/1987
Missing location (approx) :
Phillips, Wisconsin
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 05/23/1956 (65)
Age at the time of disappearance: 31 years old
Height / Weight : Unknown
Medical conditions : Hansen was pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair. Hansen's nickname is Shelly.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hansen was last seen leaving Marquip Inc. in Phillips, Wisconsin, at the end of her shift at approximately 8:00 p.m. on November 12, 1987. She worked several part-time jobs besides the one at Marquip. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing five days later after she did not report to work at one of her other jobs at the IGA grocery store in Phillips.
Hansen's vehicle was found parked at the Lake 10 Tavern, eleven miles south of Phillips, after her disappearance. A photo of the vehicle is posted with this case summary.
There was no evidence of foul play in the car or in Hansen's home. Investigators said they had persons of interest in her disappearance, but they haven't publicly named any of these individuals.
Hansen is the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Random Lake, Wisconsin, then moved to the northern part of the state with her mother after her parents divorced. She was reportedly happy about her pregnancy and had already picked out possible names for it by the time she disappeared.
Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Price County Sheriff's Department
715-339-3011
715-839-3830
September 2021 updates and sources
Wisconsin Clearinghouse Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
WAOW 9
The Sheboygan Press
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
