OR OR - Stephanie Douglas, 25, McMinnville, 27 Nov 1990

[Gardener1850]

Stephanie Douglas
Missing since November 27, 1990 from McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.
Classification: Endangered Missing

---

Vital Statistics

• 
  [*]Age at Time of Disappearance: 25 years old
  [*]Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Dark hair; may wear glasses.

---

Circumstances of Disappearance
Douglas put her three children and niece to bed sometime around 10:30 the night of November 27, 1990 and is believed to have walked into the wooded hills of rural Yamhill County, Oregon.
Between then and sunrise, she walked to a neighbor's apartment and taped a note to the door.
"Please check in on my kids. I had an emergency," she wrote.
Detectives were told a call placed by a suspect led her to leave.
She was reported missing the following morning by her husband. He told police he had found a note indicating she had left to deal with an emergency. He told them he had discovered her car in the parking lot of a McMinnville department store - but without the layer of ice that had formed on nearby cars.
Harold Stookey was convicted of slaying Douglas' best friend, June Cross. On January 26, 1991, a McMinnville officer discovered what he took to be Stephanie's body near a longtime Stookey campsite in rural Yamhill County. But it turned out to be that of close friend June Cross who had gone missing on December 7, 1990. Stookey was tried and convicted of Cross' murder. Stookey denied having done anything to either woman. Stephanie Douglas and June Cross disappeared within two weeks of each other. Both Douglas and Cross allegedly dabbled in drugs and prostitution.
In March of 2005, Stephanie's case was turned over to the Yamhill County Cold Case Team.
Foul play is suspected.

---

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
McMinnville Police Department
503-434-7307
Source Information:
The News-Register
The News-Register - 1/3/06
McMinnville Police Department

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1372dfor.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/19387/


Authorities believe Stookey convinced Stephanie to leave her home the night she went missing, but they are unsure why. One theory is that she went into the woods to retrieve a cache of drugs. Stookey refused to take a lie detector test in Stephanie's case, and also denied involvement in Cross's murder.

Stookey is not the only suspect in Stephanie's case; she had been involved with drugs and prostitution and knew several violent criminals. Stan had allegedly been abusive towards his wife and he failed a lie detector test after her disappearance, but he had an alibi for the time she vanished and authorities have never been able to tie him to her case.

Stephanie was also a close friend of Larry Shipley, a convicted murderer who had once been married to Cross, but no evidence links Shipley to Stephanie's disappearance. Scott Cox, a presumed serial killer who is currently incarcerated, is another possible suspect.

Authorities investigated several possible sightings of Stephanie in the months following her disappearance, but none of the sightings were confirmed. They believe she was murdered, but they cannot charge any suspect due to a lack of evidence. Her case remains unsolved.

http://charleyproject.org/case/stephanie-douglas

 

[Houston Mom]

In January of 1994, skeletal remains were found of a female 30-40, with complete dentures. I think Stephanie needs to be ruled out.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Houston Mom]

NamUs UID 6086 found in Albuquerque, New Mexico

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[ADKGemini]

NamUs UID 6086 found in Albuquerque, New Mexico

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Did you submit as possible match?

 

[MadMcGoo]

Refreshing Stephanie’s thread...

 

[Pennysmom1]

1372DFOR - Stephanie Lynn Douglas

Stephanie Lynn Douglas – The Charley Project

• 
• 

Stephanie, circa 1990

• Missing Since 11/27/1990
• Missing From McMinnville, Oregon
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/31/1965 (58)
• Age 25 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4, 115 - 125 pounds
• 
  
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Stephanie has a scar beneath her nose and a scar on her abdomen. She may use the last name Burnell. She wears dentures.

Details of Disappearance​

Stephanie was last seen at 10:30 p.m. on November 27, 1990, when she put her three children and her niece to bed in their McMinnville, Oregon residence. Sometime during the night she apparently taped a note to her neighbor's door, reading "Please check in on my kids. I had an emergecy [sic]." She has never been heard from again.

Stephanie's husband, Stan Douglas, arrived home from work the following morning and found the children safe in bed and his wife missing. Stan told the police he found her car the morning after her disappearance in the parking lot of a department store in McMinnville. Other cars in the lot were covered with ice, but Stephanie's car was not.

Harold Stookey was convicted of murdering Stephanie's best friend, June Cross, who disappeared two weeks after Stephanie did. Cross vanished from Tacoma, Washington, but her body was found in Yamhill County, Oregon, where Stephanie lived.

Authorities believe Stookey convinced Stephanie to leave her home the night she went missing, but they are unsure why. One theory is that she went into the woods to retrieve a cache of drugs. Stookey refused to take a lie detector test in Stephanie's case, and also denied involvement in Cross's murder.

Stookey is not the only suspect in Stephanie's case; she had been involved with drugs and prostitution and knew several violent criminals. Stan had allegedly been abusive towards his wife and he failed a lie detector test after her disappearance, but he had an alibi for the time she vanished and authorities have never been able to tie him to her case.

Stephanie was also a close friend of Larry Shipley, a convicted murderer who had once been married to Cross, but no evidence links Shipley to Stephanie's disappearance. Scott Cox, a presumed serial killer who is currently incarcerated, is another possible suspect.

Authorities investigated several possible sightings of Stephanie in the months following her disappearance, but none of the sightings were confirmed. They believe she was murdered, but they cannot charge any suspect due to a lack of evidence. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Yamhill County Sheriff's Office 503-434-7506

Source Information​

• The Doe Network
• CyberPages International
• The McMinnville News-Register
• NamUs

Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated November 7, 2018; middle name added, distinguishing characteristics updated.

 

[spartanx]

It seems Stooky may have lured Stephanie out of the house using her friend Cross as bait... as if Cross were in trouble or something... so she'd go off into the woods at night, leaving her children stranded... There's also mention of drugs and prostitution... a woman with a well-established home would be a prostitute? I mean, would her husband know about this situation? Besides hanging around with several dangerous criminals... Why? Why do some women like bandits? What's the point of running into danger? For such an interesting case, there's very little information online, except for DoeNetwork and the Charley Project... there are a lot of suspects in this case...
whatever
Rest in peace

 

[Caring1]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions