When a young Colorado woman disappears shortly after finding out she’s pregnant, investigators quickly zero in on a suspect. A case full of unbelievable twists and turns results in a rare no-body homicide conviction in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Kelsie Schelling was 21 years old when she disappeared from Pueblo, CO on Feb. 4th, 2013. She was also 8 weeks pregnant. Image source: family photo.Kelsie loved animals and children, and was excited about her pregnancy. Her doctor confirmed her pregnancy was healthy on the day she left for Pueblo. Image source: family photo.Kelsie drove from Denver to Pueblo on Feb. 4th to visit her on-again, off-again boyfriend and alleged father of her baby, Donthe Lucas. He lured her there with the promise of a surprise. Image source: booking photo.Security footage shows Donthe driving Kelsie’s abandoned car out of a Walmart parking lot. It was later found abandoned in a hospital parking lot. Image source: Walmart security footage.Surveillance footage shows Donthe exiting Kelsie’s car alone the morning after her disappearance. He’d originally told police they’d gone to the store together. Image source: Walmart security footage.This snapshot of the inside of Kelsie’s car shows a teddy bear and rosary that she normally kept in the vehicle. They were missing whenever her car was recovered. Instead, gravel was scattered throughout the car. Image source: family photo.Donthe Lucas was convicted of the first degree murder of Kelsie Schelling on Mar. 8th, 2021–7 years after her disappearance. Kelsie’s case is an example of a rare no-body homicide conviction, and her family is still waiting to bring her home and honor her memory with a burial. Image source: family photo.
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