Above Images: Hay, circa 1981
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: September 12, 1981 from Shawnee County, Kansas Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date Of Birth: February 17, 1976 Age: 5 years old Height and Weight: 3'6, 45 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Hay has freckles across the bridge of her nose. She has one small freckle between her right thigh and pelvis. Hay had a small cavity between her upper front teeth at the time of her 1981 disappearance. She has a small scar along her right eyebrow.
Details of Disappearance
Hay's family discovered she was missing as they prepared for an outing in Shawnee County, Kansas on September 12, 1981. She was last seen walking away from a Topeka, Kansas park at 4:00 p.m. She was apparently being followed by a man at the time. She has never been heard from again. Police picked up a local man that same night and questioned him for hours about Hay's disappearance, but released him without charge.Authorities did not begin searching for Hay for four hours after her disappearance was reported. They believe she was most likely abducted, but few clues are available in her case.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated October 27, 2009; details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Topeka Police Department
785-368-9551
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education of America
Kansas Bureau Of Investigation
IBM: Missing Children
49 ABC News
The Salina Journal