Junelle Marquard was 21 and living in Wisconsin Rapids when she vanished after being seen in Nekoosa on August 20, 1999. She disappeared together with her friend Dayna Menger and Dayna’s two-year-old son Dakota. The three were last observed dropping off Dayna’s four-year-old daughter at a babysitter’s home; they left without saying where they were going or what they intended to do.

The babysitter did not immediately raise the alarm because it was not unusual for Dayna to leave her child for several days. Weeks later, with no contact, the babysitter reported the absence; police were not notified until 2004 when Dayna’s brother filed a missing person report. Junelle herself has never been officially reported missing, but investigators are treating her as connected to the other two disappearances. Both women had known involvement with drugs and were estranged from family, yet there was no indication they were fleeing the law. Foul play is suspected and investigators say little progress has been made.

Anyone with information about Junelle, Dayna, or Dakota is asked to contact the Nekoosa Police Department.