MISSING: Heather Teague
A young woman is abducted in the middle of the day, and despite seeming like an open and shut case, her family is still searching for answers almost 30 years later.
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Episode Source Material
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Abduction reported.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Ky. Woman abducted from beach, by Kathleen Merrill.
- The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY): Police report no new clues in abduction of woman, by The Western Kentucky Bureau.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Family stays near phone, holding hope, by Trista Nelson.
- The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY): Public’s help sought in finding woman abducted at river beach, by Associated Press.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Missing woman’s background examined, by Maureen Hayden.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Abduction suspect kills himself, by Trista Neisen, Patricia Swanson, and Jim Woehrle.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Abduction suspect kills himself, by Maureen Hayden and John Lucas.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Police widen search for abducted woman.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Teague mother hires private investigator, by Byron Rohrig.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Strangers help family, friends search for Heather Teague, by Trista Neisen.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Teague’s mother leads fruitless search, by John Lucas.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Witness organizing search for missing woman, by Dan Armstrong.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Search for Heather Teague continues, by Laura R. Felder.
- The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Heather’s mother pleads, ‘Where is my little girl?”, by Trista Neisen.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Dill was not only suspect, by Lou Bubala. Published September 22, 1995.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Heather Teague search continues, by Press Staff.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Another suspect in kidnapping reported, by Lou Bubala.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Police deny added kidnap suspect.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Teague grand jury to question widow, by Lou Bubala.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): No indictments issued.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Murder suspect faces questions in Heather Teague’s disappearance, by Staff and news service reports.
- The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY): Suspect in four murders is ruled out in August abduction of woman at beach, by Associated Press.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Mother seeks information on remains, by Kathleen Merrill.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Body found in woods isn’t Teague, by Staff and news service reports.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Mother charged with harassment, by Trista Neisen.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Teague is free on bond, by Lou Bubala.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Blood specks not linked to Heather Teague, by John Lucas.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Mom still searching for missing daughter, by Kathleen R. Merrill.
- Evansville Press (Evansville, IN): Investigator to update Teague case, by Associated Press.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Teague case at a standstill, by Messenger staff.
- The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY): Longing for mystery’s end, by Jason Riley.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Teague’s mother plans to re-enact 1995 abduction, by John Lucas.
- Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY): Mother organizes re-enactment of abduction, by Ben Smith.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): A Mother’s Mission, by Rita Dukes.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Where’s Heather?, by John Lucas.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Heather Teague Still Missing After Eight Years, by Rhanda Stewart and Kerry Corum.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Missing woman’s mother still hopes, by Beth Smith.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Person Of Interest In Heather Teague Case, by Shannon Samson and Amber Griswold.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Newswatch Exclusive Update on Heather Teague Case, by Shannon Samson.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Only Witness to Heather Teague Disappearance Speaks About “Person of Interest”, by Shannon Samson and Amber Griswold.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Investigator is skeptical about report, by Don Perryman.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Person of Interest in Teague Case Questioned in SC Disappearance, by Shannon Samson and Amber Griswold.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Police Search for More Clues in Heather Teague Case, by Shannon Samson and Amber Griswold.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Questions raised in Teague abduction, by John Lucas.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): 10 Years Pass, Teague’s Mom Demands Answers, by Shannon Samson and Kerry Corum.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Heavy Heart, by Lori Harrison.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Former NYPD detective now on Heather Teague case, by Shannon Samson and Melissa Greathouse.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Dog team to search for woman missing since 1995, by Lori Harrison.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Years-old search continues, by Erin Schmitt.
- Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY): Missing Hopkins woman’s mom seeks search warrants, by Lori Harrison.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Teague: ‘I just want to know the truth’, by Savannah Oglesby.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Hunt for missing woman goes on, by James Mayse.
- Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): From the Archives: Mother still pushing for answers to daughter’s disappearance from Newburgh beach, by Mark Wilson.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): No clues surface during sonar search for Teague, by Jessica Dockrey.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Mother seeks answers 20 years after Teague abduction, by Mark Wilson.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): KSP searches oil tank in Geneva Bottoms after tip of possible abducted woman Sarah Teague’s body inside, by WFIE.
- Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN): Family of missing girl files appeal over police records, by Gleaner Staff.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Missing woman’s mother looking for info, by Mike Alexieff.
- The Messenger (Madisonville, KY): Judge’s ruling praised by Heather Teague’s mother, by Mike Alexieff.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Henderson woman gets small victory in Franklin Circuit Court, by Jared Goffinet.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Human bones found in Henderson Co. sent to Knoxville, by Jill Lyman.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Bones found in Henderson County are not Heather Teague’s, by Jordan Yaney.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation: Heather Teague. FBI file for Heather Teague, Part 1.
- 14 News (Evansville, IN): Friday marks 27 years since Heather Teague’s disappearance, by Monica Watkins.
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