WV WV - Melanie Metheny, 21, Charleston, 19 July 2006
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Here we are 13 years later. Almost 14 years since this thread was started. Are we any closer to answers? Who knows something that isnt talking? How many people are out there, with second or third hand information, and they havent come forward because they think the police might already know, or because they dont believe it has any merit because it's a rumor. It's very frustrating and I can imagine that it's been horrible for the family. Especially with melanie's cousin chaz also going missing a few years after her disappearance.
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Her cousin, Chaz Richardson, remains were found.
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County mother has been missing for 15 years today.
Melanie Metheny dropped off her children at day care in Belle on July 19, 2006.
She never returned to pick them up.
Police have had leads throughout the years, but none has resulted in information on where she is.
Monday, July 19, marks 15 years since Kanawha mother reported missing
Investigators say Melanie Metheny was last spotted on July 19, 2006, dropping her kids off at the Country Kids Daycare in Belle. (Photo Courtesy of Metheny Family)
That same day, she was supposed to drop off her transcripts at West Virginia State College, where she had plans of taking nursing classes. Police said Metheny never made it to WVSC or to pick up her kids
As the years go by, the search for Metheny continues.
"Fifteen years sounds like a long time, but it also feels like she disappeared yesterday," Metheny's stepfather Bill Daniel said
On the day of her disappearance, Kanawha County deputies began an investigation.
"Frankly, it's been open ever since," Sgt. Brian Humphreys said.
What seems like the most significant break in the case came four days after her disappearance when Metheny's van was found parked on the West Side of Charleston. Her personal belongings, including her purse and cell phone, were missing.
Humphreys told Eyewitness News investigations were conducted differently back then due to the lack of technology compared to today.
"We didn't have the ability to canvass the neighborhood and ask for video from any cell phone cameras or doorbells," Humphreys said.
Metheny's case has changed hands at the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office several times.
"We don't classify this as a cold case. We still get tips from time to time. Every lead we received has been thoroughly investigated, and that continues with any leads that we get," Humphreys said.
"We've been very lucky with our detectives and the police force. They've chased down leads up and down the East Cast," Daniel said.
Along with deputies, Daniel believes someone out there holds the key to the puzzle and knows where Melanie Metheny is.
"This is a life, and it is negatively affecting so many other people. The person with information can bring closure to a lot of loved ones," Daniel said.
If you have any information on where Melanie Metheny is, call the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office at, 304-357-0169.
The search continues for missing woman after 15 years
Melanie Metheny dropped off her children at day care in Belle on July 19, 2006.
She never returned to pick them up.
Police have had leads throughout the years, but none has resulted in information on where she is.
Monday, July 19, marks 15 years since Kanawha mother reported missing
Investigators say Melanie Metheny was last spotted on July 19, 2006, dropping her kids off at the Country Kids Daycare in Belle. (Photo Courtesy of Metheny Family)
That same day, she was supposed to drop off her transcripts at West Virginia State College, where she had plans of taking nursing classes. Police said Metheny never made it to WVSC or to pick up her kids
As the years go by, the search for Metheny continues.
"Fifteen years sounds like a long time, but it also feels like she disappeared yesterday," Metheny's stepfather Bill Daniel said
On the day of her disappearance, Kanawha County deputies began an investigation.
"Frankly, it's been open ever since," Sgt. Brian Humphreys said.
What seems like the most significant break in the case came four days after her disappearance when Metheny's van was found parked on the West Side of Charleston. Her personal belongings, including her purse and cell phone, were missing.
Humphreys told Eyewitness News investigations were conducted differently back then due to the lack of technology compared to today.
"We didn't have the ability to canvass the neighborhood and ask for video from any cell phone cameras or doorbells," Humphreys said.
Metheny's case has changed hands at the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office several times.
"We don't classify this as a cold case. We still get tips from time to time. Every lead we received has been thoroughly investigated, and that continues with any leads that we get," Humphreys said.
"We've been very lucky with our detectives and the police force. They've chased down leads up and down the East Cast," Daniel said.
Along with deputies, Daniel believes someone out there holds the key to the puzzle and knows where Melanie Metheny is.
"This is a life, and it is negatively affecting so many other people. The person with information can bring closure to a lot of loved ones," Daniel said.
If you have any information on where Melanie Metheny is, call the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office at, 304-357-0169.
The search continues for missing woman after 15 years
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July 21 2022
wchstv.com
''Metheny, 21, was last seen about 8 a.m. July 19, 2006, dropping two of her three children off at Country Kids Daycare in Belle. Her van was found four days later on Charleston's West Side but offered no clues on what had happened to her.''
''Shortly before her disappearance, she had decided she was going to be a nurse. The morning she was last seen, she had planned to go to Garnet Career Center to pick up transcripts to take to West Virginia State University.
"She was supposed to be picking up school transcripts and she didn't make it. No one saw her at Garnet," Moles said.''
''The pain of her niece's disappearance led Moles to start working with families of missing people from around the state. She keeps a list of them all.''
''Moles said she searched for a long time for a word to describe how she feels, along with the way the families of missing people feel.
The word she found, saudade, is Portuguese. A close translation in English would be desiderium, which is defined as an ardent desire or longing, especially a feeling of loss or grief for something lost.
Moles printed out a definition of saudade to help explain. “A longing for something or some event that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It is like nostalgia but with the hope that what is being longed for might return, even if that return if unlikely or so distant in the future to be almost of no consequence to the present," she read. "Although it related to feeling of melancholy and fond memories of things, people and days gone by, it can be a rush of sadness coupled with the paradoxical joy derived from acceptance of fate and the hope of recovering or replacing what is lost by something that will either fill the emptiness or provide consolation."
July 21 2022
Cold Case Files: Kanawha County mother of three, Melanie Metheny, now missing 16 years
IT’S ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND TALKED ABOUT COLD CASES IN KANAWHA COUNTY – THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPERANCE OF MELANIE METHENY.
wchstv.com
''Metheny, 21, was last seen about 8 a.m. July 19, 2006, dropping two of her three children off at Country Kids Daycare in Belle. Her van was found four days later on Charleston's West Side but offered no clues on what had happened to her.''
''Shortly before her disappearance, she had decided she was going to be a nurse. The morning she was last seen, she had planned to go to Garnet Career Center to pick up transcripts to take to West Virginia State University.
"She was supposed to be picking up school transcripts and she didn't make it. No one saw her at Garnet," Moles said.''
''The pain of her niece's disappearance led Moles to start working with families of missing people from around the state. She keeps a list of them all.''
''Moles said she searched for a long time for a word to describe how she feels, along with the way the families of missing people feel.
The word she found, saudade, is Portuguese. A close translation in English would be desiderium, which is defined as an ardent desire or longing, especially a feeling of loss or grief for something lost.
Moles printed out a definition of saudade to help explain. “A longing for something or some event that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It is like nostalgia but with the hope that what is being longed for might return, even if that return if unlikely or so distant in the future to be almost of no consequence to the present," she read. "Although it related to feeling of melancholy and fond memories of things, people and days gone by, it can be a rush of sadness coupled with the paradoxical joy derived from acceptance of fate and the hope of recovering or replacing what is lost by something that will either fill the emptiness or provide consolation."
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Name: Melanie Renee Metheny
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 19, 2006
Location Last Seen: Belle, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Physical Description
Date of Birth: June 21, 1985Age: 21 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has pierced ears, a surgical scar on her right ankle, and a plate and two screws that she received from a car accident.
Identifiers
Dentals: AvailableFingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: UnknownJewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Disappearance
Melanie was last seen at approximately 8:00am after dropping her children off at a daycare in the vicinity of the 3000 block of E. Dupont Ave. in Belle, WV.According to Melanie’s cell phone records, she placed two calls between 9:00am and 9:30am that morning, one of which was to her voice mail, and both calls had been placed from the Western Kanawha and Eastern Putnam Co. areas.
Her vehicle, described as a gold 1998 Chevy Ventura minivan, was later located abandoned in the vicinity of Wyoming St. and Beuhring Ave. in Charleston, WV. Melanie’s purse, cell phone, debit and food stamp card were not found in the vehicle. There has been no activity on either of the cards.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Kanawha County Sheriff's OfficeAgency Contact Person: Detective Samantha Ferrell
Agency Phone Number: (304) 357-0089
Agency E-Mail: samferrell@kcso.us
Agency Case Number: 06071924
NamUs Case Number: 418
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
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18 years later a West Virginia cold case remains unanswered - NewsBreak
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Melanie Metheny disappeared 18 years ago, and her case is still unsolved. Melanie has not been found and is still considered missing. On July 19, 2006, 21-year-old Melanie dropped two of her three children off at Country Kids Daycare in Belle, WV. Her van was...