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Stephanie Condon vanished from Tri City more than eight years ago, leaving her case the only known unsolved kidnapping in Douglas County.
In light of National Missing Children’s Day today, officials with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are giving an extra push to change that.
Along with new posters to spread around the community, a $10,000 reward is also being offered.
“This remains an active and open investigation for us,” said Dwes Hutson, sheriff’s office spokesman. “And it has been since day one.”
The sheriff’s office Cold Case Squad has been assigned to provide extra resources, while Detective Jeff Wheaton remains the lead investigator.
Officials are asking the public to provide them with any information that could be used to solve what detectives are investigating as a homicide case.
Authorities have long believed 14-year-old Condon was snatched the night of Oct. 30, 1998, while baby-sitting at a relative’s home and killed. They have also long pointed to former Myrtle Creek resident Dale Wayne Hill, believed to be the last known person to see Condon alive, as a person of interest.
Hill was released from state prison in 2004 after serving about a six-year sentence on an unrelated robbery charge and is reportedly serving post-prison supervision in Douglas County, according to a representative with the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.
Hill could not immediately be reached for comment.
Officials are specifically asking people who spend time outdoors, whether working or recreating to watch out for signs of skeletal human remains.
Such discoveries tend to turn up around this time of year, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
Anyone who spots what they believe may be human remains, is asked to carefully mark the location and take photographs without disturbing the site. GPS readings, cloth and other distinctive markers can help lead police back to the area.
Officials are also asking those who have, or think they might have, information about the case to call the sheriff’s office — even if they’ve called before.
“We want to make sure that we have followed up on absolutely every lead possible,” Hutson said. “… You just never know what information, what small little piece of information, may generate the lead that may help you solve the case.”
Sources of information will be held in strict confidence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for new information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of whomever is responsible for Condon’s disappearance.
Anyone with information can call (541) 957-2099.
• You can reach reporter Chelsea Duncan at 957-4246 or by e-mail at cduncan@newsreview.info.
In light of National Missing Children’s Day today, officials with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are giving an extra push to change that.
Along with new posters to spread around the community, a $10,000 reward is also being offered.
“This remains an active and open investigation for us,” said Dwes Hutson, sheriff’s office spokesman. “And it has been since day one.”
The sheriff’s office Cold Case Squad has been assigned to provide extra resources, while Detective Jeff Wheaton remains the lead investigator.
Officials are asking the public to provide them with any information that could be used to solve what detectives are investigating as a homicide case.
Authorities have long believed 14-year-old Condon was snatched the night of Oct. 30, 1998, while baby-sitting at a relative’s home and killed. They have also long pointed to former Myrtle Creek resident Dale Wayne Hill, believed to be the last known person to see Condon alive, as a person of interest.
Hill was released from state prison in 2004 after serving about a six-year sentence on an unrelated robbery charge and is reportedly serving post-prison supervision in Douglas County, according to a representative with the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.
Hill could not immediately be reached for comment.
Officials are specifically asking people who spend time outdoors, whether working or recreating to watch out for signs of skeletal human remains.
Such discoveries tend to turn up around this time of year, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
Anyone who spots what they believe may be human remains, is asked to carefully mark the location and take photographs without disturbing the site. GPS readings, cloth and other distinctive markers can help lead police back to the area.
Officials are also asking those who have, or think they might have, information about the case to call the sheriff’s office — even if they’ve called before.
“We want to make sure that we have followed up on absolutely every lead possible,” Hutson said. “… You just never know what information, what small little piece of information, may generate the lead that may help you solve the case.”
Sources of information will be held in strict confidence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for new information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of whomever is responsible for Condon’s disappearance.
Anyone with information can call (541) 957-2099.
• You can reach reporter Chelsea Duncan at 957-4246 or by e-mail at cduncan@newsreview.info.
