On a snowy December night 35 years ago, 25-year-old Donna Ingersoll stormed outside and disappeared into the darkness after a heated argument with her boyfriend, leaving behind several important belongings and a twisted web of mysteries investigators have spent decades trying to untangle. Since 1990, Donna’s disappearance has weighed on the small town of Wabasha, Minnesota, as the passage of time has produced more questions than answers. But some recent developments have present-day investigators questioning everything they thought they knew about the case — and believing they’re closer than ever to cracking it.
At the time she went missing, Donna was 4’11” and 106 pounds, had blonde hair and green or hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing boots and blue jeans. She would be 60 years old today.
Courtesy of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Episode Info
If you have any information about the 1990 disappearance of Donna Ingersoll, please contact Chief Deputy Jim Warren at the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office at 651-565-3361 or email him at jwarren@co.wabasha.mn.us.
An undated photo of Donna Ingersoll. Courtesy: Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office
A military photo of Donna. Courtesy: Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office
An undated photo of Gary Murphy. Courtesy: Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office
Colleen Harwick’s former home, where she suspiciously got cement delivered to two days after Donna went missing. Courtesy: audiochuck staff
Donna (far right) posing with some of her family members. Courtesy: Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office
Episode Source Material
- INFORUM: 32 years ago, Donna Ingersoll walked into a frigid night, and vanished. But the case is far from cold, by Mathew Stolle.
- NC Missing Persons: Donna Ingersoll.
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety: Missing Person Bulletin, Donna Ingersoll.
- The Charley Project: Donna Ingersoll.
- Schleicher Funeral Homes: Phyllis Jean Ingersoll Obituary.