Name: Bonnie Lee Schultz
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: July 4, 1997
Location Last Seen: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Date of Birth: July 25, 1951
Age: 47 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 140 to 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, shoulder length
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Navy blue pants; white, light blue, dark blue striped shirt; sandals
Jewelry: Wedding ring; gold watch; herring bone necklace
Additional Personal Items: Light tan purse; cell phone
Bonnie was last seen leaving the Time Out Lounge near 62nd and Allisonville Road in the early morning hours of July 4, 1997.
She was driving a blue 1990 Mercury Sable, four door station wagon with Indiana '98 plate 99G9645. This vehicle has never been located.
Bonnie was married and a mother of two children. In July of 1997, the Schultz family lived in the 4400 block of Clayburn Drive on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The night she disappeared, Bonnie had a conversation with her husband, Richard, about marriage problems. After 26 years of marriage, Bonnie wanted a divorce and Richard wanted marriage counseling. After their conversation at home, Bonnie left for a nighttime birthday party with coworkers from her part-time inventory job.
Witnesses at the Time Out Lounge said Bonnie was visibly upset when she arrived but that she settled down throughout the evening. Bonnie left alone in her car around 4 a.m. When Richard woke up the next morning and found her gone, he called the police.
Upon further inquiry, Richard told investigators that his relationship with his wife was rocky. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Bonnie had been having an affair with a male co-worker who was also with her the evening she disappeared. A friend of Bonnie's at the gathering said Bonnie showed up crying and said she and Richard had had a huge fight, that he refused to give her a divorce, and she didn't know what he might do. Bonnie's boyfriend cooperated with police and passed a polygraph. Richard denied having a fight with Bonnie on the night she disappeared, and his polygraph indicated deception.
A week after Bonnie went missing, authorities went to her residence. After a short discussion with the children, it was learned that an object that Bonnie was always known to have in her possession was still inside the residence. She had had it with her the night she disappeared. Richard had stated that Bonnie never returned home that night.
In 2000, Richard and his children moved to Michigan. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance.
Agency Name: Indianapolis Metro Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Daniel Kistner
Agency Phone Number: 317-327-6160
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 9730633A
NCIC Case Number: M-350196945
NamUs Case Number: 4521
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IN Missing Person Bulletin
The Criminal Report Daily - Jan. 12, 2010
Added: 1/2/06; Last Updated: 10/22/2021 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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