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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Wade Steffey
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Race: White |
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Age at Disappearance: 19 |
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Date of Death: Jan 13, 2007 |
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Height: 5' 10" |
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Weight: 150 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Wade has short brown hair. |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Blue |
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Wanted for :
Missing |
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Lafayette, IN
Wade was last seen leaving a party at 900 David Ross Road in Lafeyette, Ind. |
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Possible Location : Indiana
Wade may still be in Indiana. |
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Last Known : Bloomington, IN
Wade is orginally from Bloomington, Ind. |
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Traits |
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Case Story |
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What Was Wade's Last Stop? |
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The last time friends remember seeing freshman Wade Steffey was at a Phi Kappa Theta party at Purdue University on January 13, 2007. They said Wade left the party after midnight claiming that he needed to pick up his jacket from a friend's dorm just down the street. It wasn't until the next morning, when Wade came up missing, that anyone realized he'd never made it to his destination.
Cops say the last time they could place Wade's whereabouts was through a cell phone call he made around 12:30 a.m. The number was traced back to a friend's dorm room where cops believed Wade may have left his jacket. From that point, however, cops say they have only a few leads to go by. |
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A Heartwrenching Search |
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Following Wade's dissapearance, every Purdue student was sent a press release asking for their help in finding him. More than 300 students and faculty volunteered to comb through Purdue schoolyards. Former FBI agents and members of "Team Adam," a search group that began after the dissapearance of John Walsh's son, were also called on as consultants.
Search teams were asked to look for items of Wade's clothing--a white t-shirt with light blue stripes and light colored jeans. More importantly, officers asked that the public search for Wade's Verizon flip phone, which was working until Wednesday, four days after he went missing. Authorities believe that if anyone heard Wade's unanswered phone ringing on or close to the campus, this could be a clue as to where to find him.
Family and friends continued to worry that something terrible had happened to Wade on his walk home that night. They said Wade was never known to wander off without telling someone first, especially not for this amount of time. Wade was a straight-A student who had only begun his college career in the fall of 2006. Police say they are confident that Wade was not intoxicated the night he left the party. |
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Body Found In Utility Room |
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Police recovered Wade's body on March 19, 2007 in a high-voltage utility room that was only a few yards away from where he was last seen. Purdue University police have started their own investigation. University officials want to know how Wade was able to enter the utility room; which is supposed to be locked at all times. The room where Wade's body was found houses three transformers and is about the size of a one-car garage. The room is a part of Owen Hall, a residence hall for students. Police believe that Wade was trying to gain entrance to the residence hall to retrieve his coat, but accidentally entered the transformer room instead. While inside the dark room, police believe Wade accidentally tripped over a wire and landed on the transformer. The deputy coroner of Tippecanoe County said that he believes Wade died instantly. Forensic tests on the utility room door have not been released but university officials are determined to uncover how Wade was able to enter a room that was supposed to be locked. |
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