When a girl vanishes from California’s Bay Area while walking home from school, it quickly becomes apparent that she was likely abducted. Investigators explore a series of potential suspects, each stranger than the last, in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Ilene Misheloff was 13 years old when she disappeared from Dublin, California on January 30th, 1989. Source: family photo.This age-progressed image depicts how Ilene (born 1975) might appear at age 43. Image source: NCMEC.In the wake of Ilene’s disappearance, her photo was printed on milk cartons that were distributed around the country. This photo from The Mercury News shows some of those cartons raising awareness of Ilene’s case from store shelves.Ilene Misheloff was an 8th grade student, and disappeared while walking home from Wells Middle School in Dublin, California. Source: family photo.Ilene was passionate about ice skating, which she had been practicing since age 4. She aspired to one day coach ice skating, and to become a pediatrician. Source: family photo.A missing persons poster from the FBI featuring information about Ilene’s disappearance.This map depicts the route from Wells Middle School to Ilene’s home on Alegre Drive. Ilene was last seen by a classmate about halfway through her walk home on January 30th, 1989. She is believed to have been abducted from Maps Memorial Park, which she routinely took a shortcut through when walking home from school.
And if you know anything about the disappearance of Ilene Misheloff, please call the Dublin Police Department at 925-833-6670, or the FBI’s San Francisco Field Office at 415-553-7400. If you’d prefer to submit a tip online, you can do so at tips.fbi.gov.
LAST SEEN ALIVE 