How Did the Springfield Three Vanish Into Thin Air?

The disappearance of Sherrill Levitt, Suzie Streeter, and Stacy McCall

Martina Petkova
The Mystery Box

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How Did the Springfield Three Vanish Into Thin Air? The disappearance of Sherrill Levitt, Suzie Streeter, and Stacy McCall
Left to Right: Sherill Levitt (47), her daughter Suzie Streeter (19), and Suzie’s friend Stacy McCall (18)

On June 6, 1992, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri. They went out for a night of celebrations.

The plan was to stop by several house-parties and spend the night at their friend Janelle Kirby’s home. But when they finally arrived at Janelle’s at around 2:00 AM, the house was too overcrowded.

And then, without knowing, they altered their fates irrevocably. They decided to go back to Suzie’s house and sleep there.

Nobody saw them ever again.

The disappearance

On the following morning, June 7, Janelle Kirby and her boyfriend waited for Suzie and Stacy. They had all planned to go together to a water park.

When the girls didn’t show up at Janelle’s house, she and her boyfriend went to pick them up.

They arrived at Suzie’s house at around 8:00 AM. Three vehicles were parked outside: belonging to Suzie, Stacy, and Suzie’s mother, Sherrill. The glass lamp on the porch was broken and the door was unlocked.

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Martina Petkova
The Mystery Box

In my Medium writing, I explore the human psyche, our many contradictions, mental health, & the signs and causes of abuse. I also write about racism.