MS Stephanie Dianne Hartwell, 25 missing from Columbia, Mississippi 2001

[Moonwalker9]

Missing Person Case
Stephanie Dianne Hartwell – The Charley Project

• Missing Since11/28/2001
• Missing FromColumbia, Mississippi
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• Date of Birth08/16/1976 (42)
• Age25 years old
• Height and Weight5'5, 145 - 150 pounds
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsAfrican-American female. Black hair, black eyes. Hartwell has a small scar below her right eye. She has several tattoos: the initials R.J.J.T. on her outer right forearm; a butterfly on her right bicep; the name "Steph" on her left bicep; and a heart with three to four drops below it on her left thigh. Her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance
Hartwell was last seen between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m on November 28, 2001, getting into a green four-door Saturn with tinted windows in the vicinity of Harrison-Jefferson Road in Columbia, Mississippi. She has not been seen or heard from since. She left behind three children, whom she walked to the school bus stop shortly before she vanished.

After Hartwell's disappearance, investigators found her purse. Nothing appeared to be missing from it. An extensive search failed to turn up any clue as to Hartwell's whereabouts. Her case is unsolved; the circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear.

I wonder why she entered that car?

 

[Crimhorra]

The Unfound Podcast did an interview with her sister in 2021 here

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Caring1]

8 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[cheemsg]

Columbian-Progress from Columbia, Mississippi - Newspapers.com - In 1983, Stephanie's letter to Santa was featured in the paper with some other kid's letters.

Columbian-Progress from Columbia, Mississippi - Newspapers.com - She was arrested for wielding a deadly weapon around the time of her disappearance (not sure when, this paper was published November 29 and I think rounds up the arrests of the previous week)

Columbian-Progress from Columbia, Mississippi - Newspapers.com - In February 2002, authorities found an unidentified body they were fairly certain was Stephanie.

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/243540670/ - the body was ruled out as being Stephanie in March 2002.

Obituary for Tommie Jean Peters Hartwell - Newspapers.com - Stephanie's grandma died in February 2006. Steph is specifically mentioned as not being living or dead, just that the family "holds her in their hearts"

 

[Pennysmom1]

Stephanie We Miss You

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Stephanie Hartwell — MissingSippi

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP422

View NamUs missing person case MP422 for Stephanie Dianne Hartwell missing from Columbia, Mississippi. Date of last contact: Nov 28, 2001. NCMEC case number: --.

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Hartwell (Circa 2001)

 

[Pennysmom1]

Stephanie Hartwell — MissingSippi

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<<Hartwell walked her children to the bus stop and was supposed to babysit her nephew for her sister while she went to a job interview. Hartwell’s sister later arrived at the apartment to find the door unlocked, the bathtub full with water, and clothes set out for her son. It appeared that Hartwell was preparing to give her nephew a bath when he got there but was interrupted.

Hartwell’s sister was sure that she would not have left without thinking she would return in enough time to watch her nephew. Her family became even more alarmed when she did not return before her children got off of school that day. Her family said that she would not abandon her children under any circumstance. They reported her missing quickly.

At the time of her disappearance, Hartwell was in the process of leaving an abusive relationship with a male by the name of Katron. She had also recently had a falling out with her friend, Lawanda. Hartwell was seen on the day of her disappearance getting into the green Saturn with Lawanda. She has not been seen or heard from since. Her case remains unsolved at this time>>

Stephanie Dianne Hartwell – The Charley Project

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Hartwell, circa 2001

Stephanie Dianne Hartwell - Mississippi Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Stephanie Dianne Hartwell, Missing since November 2001

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