IN IN - Daisy Belle Marshall, 46, Evansville, 15 June 1993

[TheArtfulDetective]

Daisy Belle Marshall

• Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
  Missing Since: June 15, 1993
  Location Last Seen: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Description:​

• Date of Birth: April 11, 1947
• Age: 46 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5' 6" (66 inches)
• Weight: 125 lbs
• Hair Color: Strawberry Blonde
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Marshall was last seen at her residence in Evansville, Indiana on June 15, 1993. Her former husband told police he saw her around 2:00 p.m. before he went to take a nap and when he awoke, she was gone. The couple had divorced in early 1993, but he had moved into her apartment in the 200 block of east Tennessee Street in April. He said she'd dropped out of sight before and he expected her to return. She has never been heard from again.

Marshall was reported missing by her daughter a week later when she failed to appear at a family gathering. Her purse, jewelry, money, and medicine were found inside her home. Authorities learned that she quit her job at a local tavern the day before she disappeared. On the day she was last seen, someone delivered a dozen roses to the tavern with a card reading "Daisy." Marshall promised to stop by to pick up the flowers, but she never did.

Marshall's ex-husband was seen driving Marshall's black Chevrolet Corvette days after her disappearance. In early July, he left the area abruptly and resurfaced a few days later in Orlando, Florida. He was tried for Marshall's murder in 1999 even though her body was never found. After six hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted him of all charges. He remains the prime suspect in his ex-wife's disappearance. Foul play is suspected in Marshall's case due to the circumstances involved.

Investigators:

• Evansville Police Department: (812) 436-7896; (812) 436-7979
  Reference Case #: 93-14085

NamUs Case Number: MP12002
NCIC Case Number: Not available

Daisy Belle Marshall – The Charley Project
2978DFIN - Daisy Belle Marshall
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[devertere]

There are at least two Florida does that looks very similar to her. Seems like a bit of a stretch due to the distance but I'll check the dates later.

 

[Sleeper75]

Thank you for sharing. I'm adding this one to my list of cases to investigate further for a future podcast episode. I focus on murders & disappearances in the Evansville, Indiana, area. I wonder what became of Gary Head?

 

[Pennysmom1]

Daisy Belle Marshall – The Charley Project

<<In 1998, Head was charged with Marshall's murder. Prosecutors stated he was angry over their divorce and the fact that Marshall got most of the couple's assets in the settlement. He allegedly offered a co-worker $30,000 to kill her in the spring of 1993, and discussed different ways he could dispose of her body.

Head was tried for murder in January 1999, but the judge declared a mistrial over evidentiary issues. At Head's second trial in March, there were no witnesses to the alleged murder and no physical evidence.

The defense characterized Marshall as emotionally abusive and Head as a loving husband, and suggested Marshall wasn't even deceased. After six hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted Head of all charges. He remains the prime suspect in his ex-wife's disappearance.

Marshall's body has never been found.>>