Missing
Shannon Elizabeth Rishel
Rishel, approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/09/1995
Missing location (approx) :
Rufus, Oregon
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 170 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Rishel was last seen on a dirt road near Rufus, Oregon on July 9, 1995. Her white Camaro became high-centered. Her boyfriend says he fell asleep and when he woke up the next morning, Rishel was gone.
Her purse, identification, cigarettes and the clothes she'd been wearing were found inside the car. Rishel had a change of clothing and was presumably wearing that when she disappeared.
The area where Rishel's car got stuck is near the Columbia River and bordered by 800-foot cliffs. Investigators speculated she accidentally fell, but an extensive search of the area turned up no indication of her whereabouts.
She lived in Redmond, Oregon in 1995 and left behind two children. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Oregon State Police
541-388-6213
September 2021 updates and sources
The Bend Bulletin
Oregon State Police
October 12, 2004. November 16, 2015; Height / Weight : added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
