|
Missing Nancy Kathleen Renkas 
Renkas, approximately 2016; Louise Wender Date reported missing : 07/18/2016 Missing location (approx) : Iron Mountain, Michigan Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 47 years old Height / Weight : 5'4, 200 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark blue short-sleeved t-shirt, jeans and gray and pink Reebok sneakers. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Renkas has a an L-shaped scar on the back of her left hand. She wears prescription eyeglasses and she walks with a limp. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Renkas was last seen on July 18, 2016. She left her Florence, Wisconsin at 11:00 a.m. to get the mail and some food, and said she'd be back by afternoon. She never returned, and after her sons' calls and texts to her phone went unanswered, they reported her missing. Investigators learned that after leaving home, Renkas visited a relative in Iron Mountain, Michigan. She left that person's home at 1:30 p.m. and said she was going to stop in Menominee, Michigan to look at a camping trailer. She was last seen getting into a white SUV at the Super One Foods parking lot in Iron Mountain later that afternoon. The vehicle left the parking lot driving eastbound on U.S. 2. Renkas's vehicle was found abandoned in the Super One Foods parking lot the next day, with perishable meat and groceries inside it. In August 2020, Louise Wender was named as a suspect in Renkas's case. She is Renkas's sister-in-law, works at the Super One Foods store, and was person whose SUV Renkas was last seen getting into. Investigators stated the two women may have had a strained relationship and that although they did initially question Wender about her sister-in-law's disappearance, she soon stopped cooperating with police, and they later learned what information she did provide had been "false and misleading." A photo of Wender is posted with this case summary. She maintains her innocence in Renkas's case. Both Michigan and Wisconsin authorities are investigating Renkas's disappearance. Foul play is suspected. Other information and links : ncy Iron Mountain, Michigan Police Department 906-774-1234 Dickinson County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office 906-774-6262 Florence County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office 800-235-9897 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. ABC 10 Upper Michigan Source The Iron Mountain News MSN News October 12, 2004. August 23, 2020; . |