Cary Sue Huie was 42 years old when she disappeared from New Castle, Delaware. The New Castle County Division of Police reported in its 2026 cold-case review that she was last seen on January 20, 1998, after reportedly leaving home to visit family in North Carolina. She never arrived there and has not been seen or heard from since. Public case summaries identify her as Cary Sue Huie, and police noted she may also have been known as Sue Shields Huie.
The available public information indicates that Cary’s disappearance began at or near her New Castle residence, with some sources describing her as having disappeared from her apartment at The Villas in New Castle. Uncovered, citing NamUs among its listed sources, states that she abruptly disappeared from The Villas on January 20, 1998, and that she may have been traveling to North Carolina to visit her son. The same summary notes that foul play was suspected.
Descriptions of Cary vary slightly across sources, but they consistently identify her as a White woman with brown hair and hazel eyes. New Castle County Police listed her as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 130 pounds, while other missing-person summaries list her between 5 feet 1 inch and 5 feet 2 inches and approximately 165 to 170 pounds. The Charley Project also notes that her maiden name was Shields and that she had a Cesarean-section scar on her abdomen.
The Charley Project classifies Cary’s case as endangered missing and states that she was taking anti-depressant medication around the time she disappeared, which heightened concern for her safety if she was without her prescriptions. That source lists a February 2, 1998 missing date, while the New Castle County Police cold-case review and NamUs-linked summaries list January 20, 1998; because the police cold-case review specifically says she was last seen on January 20, 1998, that date is the clearest official date publicly available.
Cary’s case remains one with limited publicly released details. Police have said she was reported missing on February 20, 1998, and that she had reportedly left to visit family in North Carolina but never reached her destination. In 2026, New Castle County Police again publicized her case as a long-term missing-person cold-case review, asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit at 302-395-8110 or. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Delaware Crime Stoppers.
The attached case data does not list Cary as found alive or deceased, so no resolution is stated here. Cary’s disappearance represents decades of unanswered questions for those who knew and loved her, and the continued public attention to her case reflects the hope that even long-delayed information may still help bring clarity and peace.Last Seen: Jan 20, 1998
