Wisconsin Cold Case: Where Is Sara Bushland?
She vanished without a trace after getting off her school bus in 1996.
Sara Bushland had been in a good mood when she left her Spring Lake, Wisconsin home on the morning of Wednesday, April 3, 1996. It was the last day of classes before spring break; it was also the 15-year-old’s first day of freedom after being grounded for several weeks. One of her stepbrothers dropped her off at a friend’s house in Spooner, Wisconsin that morning, and the two of them walked to Spooner High School together.
The first half of the school day passed by quickly for Sara. Her boyfriend, Travis Lane, picked her up at lunchtime and the two of them went out to eat. After lunch, Travis dropped her back off at the school and she attended her afternoon classes.
Sara had intended to walk back to her friend’s house with her once the school day ended, as the two of them planned on returning to the school together later that evening for an event being held there. By the end of the day, however, Sara had changed her mind. She told her friend that she needed to return to her own house first, and asked several people if they could give her a ride. Sara’s home was located on the outskirts of the rural community of Spooner; when she was unable to find anyone willing to drive her there, she decided to take…