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Without a Trace: The Mysterious Disappearance of Gretchen Fleming
Into the Darkness
On the evening of Saturday, December 3, 2022, twenty-seven-year-old West Virginia native Gretchen Fleming decided to visit a couple of local bars, something she had done in the past without incident. On this occasion, however, when she left just before closing time, she walked out the door and has not been seen since.
After not hearing from the aspiring artist and musician for several days, her family reported her missing on Monday, December 12. Once the news was made public, witnesses began coming forward to say what they had seen on that fateful night.
If the accounts are accurate, Gretchen, who had recently moved back to the Parkersburg area from North Carolina, got a lift to a watering hole called the Front Row. After spending several hours there, she moved on to another popular local haunt, the My Way Lounge & Restaurant. In her rush to leave, she had forgotten her purse, which contained her cellphone and credit cards. This bit of absentmindedness would figure heavily in events yet to come.
The Last Sighting
