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.
For our friends in the Deaf and Signing community, you can view an ASL version of this episode.
Please contact the authorities if you have any information about Heather’s disappearance, you can contact:
The Kentucky State Police
Contact the Kentucky State Police at (502) 782-1800.
We’d love to speak with you and see how we can support.
If you’re a law enforcement agency or family member of one of the people we mentioned in this episode, or if you’re looking for more coverage on a case, please reach out. You can email us at:
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.
Suggested Episodes
WANTED: Justice for MMIP
May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month, and we want to highlight some of the many cases involving members of Native American communities that so often go underreported and underserved, and thus unsolved.
WANTED: Justice for David Carter
Ohio State Highway Patrol were identifying unknown remains along the side of a highway in northern Ohio at the same time a man in Michigan was being reported missing.
WANTED: Justice for Arnold Archambeau and Ruby Bruguier
When a young South Dakota couple goes missing from the scene of a car accident in 1992, local police launch a large-scale investigation that ultimately ends in tragedy.
Join our Fan Club to listen to this episode and more!
Unlock all of the exclusive benefits and dynamic listening experience as a Crime Junkie Fan Club member.
Join the Fan Club now to reap the rewards!