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MISSING: Brittany Wallace Shank

On November 30, 2018, 23-year-old Brittany Wallace Shank showed up barefoot and bleeding at a stranger’s door asking for help. She said the man she was with had crashed their car and ran away. Deputies were on the way. But before they arrived, Brittany disappeared into the darkness. She has never been seen again.

Brittany Wallace Shank

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

Brittany Wallace Shank

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

Brittany Wallace Shank

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

The corn field that Brittany may have run through

Courtesy: Jackie Milliman

Brittany and her kids

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

Sheldon Ashbrook

Source: Facebook / Sheldon Ashbrook

Brittany and her grandma, Vickie, at Brittany’s graduation.

Courtesy: Greg Wallace

Brittany and her mother, Jessica Rolfe

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

What’s believed to be the final selfie Brittany took in Sheldon’s car before leaving on the evening of November 30th, 2018.

Courtesy: Greg Wallace

The forensic sketches (2019 & 2023) of the “mystery man” who was last seen with Brittany on the night of November 30th, 2018.

Courtesy: St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office

Ashley Hooley

Source: Facebook / Ashley Marie

Brittany and her husband, Eric Shank

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

A photo of Brittany’s gas receipt from the night she went missing that allegedly turned back up.

Courtesy: St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office

A missing billboard for Brittany Wallace Shank

Courtesy: Jessica Rolfe

Present-day photo of the approximate area where the car Brittany and the “mystery man” were in got stuck off the side of the road.

Courtesy: Jackie Milliman

Timeline:

November 30, 2018

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November 30, 2018

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Brittany Wallace Shank leaves Sheldon Ashbrook’s house after borrowing his car.

6:11 p.m.

Brittany gets gas at a Marathon gas station.

6:30 – 7 p.m.

Brittany arrives at her grandmother Vickie’s house with an unidentified man.

8:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Brittany and the unidentified man leave her grandmother’s house.

About 8:50 p.m.

A 911 call is placed after Brittany arrives barefoot and injured at a home. Brittany leaves the residence before deputies arrive.

9:42 p.m.

Sheldon contacts friends and begins searching for Brittany.

After 10:30 p.m.

Deputies notify Sheldon that his abandoned vehicle has been impounded after being found off the road.

Sheldon’s House

Where Brittany left sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. after borrowing Sheldon’s car.

Village Manor Apartments

Sheldon searched this location for Brittany because she was known to visit friends there.

Grandma Vickie’s House

Where Brittany and an unidentified man did laundry before leaving together around 8:30-8:45 p.m.

Abandoned Vehicle Site

Where Sheldon’s vehicle was found off the road in a shallow ditch.

911 Call Location

Where Brittany arrived barefoot and injured at a residence.

Last Reported Sighting

After leaving the residence where the 911 call was made, Brittany was reportedly seen near another nearby home before disappearing.

Marathon Gas Station

A receipt bearing Brittany’s account information was generated here, placing her account at the station shortly before she arrived at her grandmother’s house.

Additional Information:

Tips

If you know anything about the disappearance of Brittany Wallace Shank, especially if you recognize the man in these sketches, you can contact the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office at 269-467-9045.

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Episode Source Material

Original Reporting by Madison Cavalchire
St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office. Investigative Files, case no. 75-18-00811207-02400. 2018. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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