MI MI - Bernadette Behmlander, 50, Battle Creek, 1 Oct 1997

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Bernadette Behmlander has not been seen since October, 1997 when she went missing from her Battle Creek home. Bernadette was of Chinese ancestry, but was born in Trinidad. She preferred to wear athletic casual attire or country western clothing.

 

[Murkywaters]

Bernadette Ruby Behmlander – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 10/01/1997
• Missing From Battle Creek, Michigan
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Age 50 years old
• Height and Weight 5'0, 120 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description Several gold chains. Clothing unknown, but she usually wore athletic/casual or country-western style clothing.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Behmlander's nickname is Susie and she may use the last names Bailey and/or Symons. Her ears are pierced. She has a hysterectomy scar on her abdomen, a scar on her cheek, a mole under under left eyebrow and a mole on the left side of the bridge of her nose. Behmlander is of Chinese descent. She was born in Trinidad.

Details of Disappearance
Behmlander was last seen at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 1, 1997. Her relatives checked her home after they were unable to contact her, and it appeared as if someone had left in a hurry. The windows were open and there was spoiled food lying out on the table. Behmlander has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

 

[Atombudd]

2991DFMI - Bernadette Ruby Behmlander
Circumstances of Disappearance
Bernadette Behmlander has not been seen since October 1997 when she went missing from her Battle Creek home, where she lived alone. She was not employed at the time of her disappearance.

Bernadette and her ex-husband, kept in touch once a week by phone. They had spoken on the phone in October of 1997, and she mentioned some work needed to be done on the house. He mailed her a check for $400 for repairs. When he couldn't reach her for a week following that last phone call, he drove over to her house. He found spoiled food in the refrigerator and in a pot on the stove. The check he had mailed her was next to the sink. A diamond ring she wore was found on a hook in the bathroom. Bernadette's car was locked and parked in the backyard. It appeared that she had left in a hurry. The ex-husband did not report her missing right away because he thought she would return.

Bernadette was born in Trinidad and is of Chinese descent. She was declared legally dead in 2010.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

25 years ago: Battle Creek woman vanishes from home leaving food in pot on stove, car locked in yard

It has been 25 years since Bernadette Ruby Behmlander vanished from her Battle Creek home.

www.clickondetroit.com

 

[Cutiekay55]

Did she only have the one vehicle? If there was a second one the best option would be to check the lakes and rivers nearby with sonar for a vehicle. There is a group called Adventures with Purpose who does it and if we can get and information on a second potential car and the license plate for it, they might be able to locate it and bring closure to the family.

 

[Caring1]

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12886
Date Body FoundJuly 31, 2014
StateMI
CountyAllegan

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP8642
Date Body FoundMarch 30, 2011
StateGA
CountyFulton

 

[bykerladi]

Bumping for Susie. I'm wondering if the "conservator" action was actually more like conservatorship of her assets. Like to sell the house, pay bills, etc.

 

[Shade13]

This is one of the strangest cases ever.