Cheryl Spaeth-Duvall Msg 1/10/1988 Manitowoc, WI

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MANITOWOC — Manitowoc County sheriff’s deputies are beginning again to search for clues into the fate of a woman who disappeared nearly 20 years ago.


They’ve started a new dig at a farm on South Parkview Road near Manitowoc Rapids. The sheriff says they’re looking for evidence in Cheryl Spaeth-Duvall’s disappearance.

She was 38 when a family member reported her missing in October 1988.

She was last known to be living at the farm with her boyfriend, John Neuser. He has since moved from the property. Investigators previously searched the property in January 2007.

The sheriff wouldn’t say what prompted the latest search.

The property was searched last year, and items were sent to the state crime lab. But investigators said results were inconclusive.

The cold case was reopened in 2006 at the request of family members.

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Endangered Missing Adult



If you believe you have any information regarding this case that will be helpful in this investigation please contact:
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept. at (920) 683-4200

Name: Cheryl A. Spaeth

Classification: Endangered Missing Adult
Alias / Nickname: Cheryl Duvall
Date of Birth: 1950-07-16
Date Missing: 1988-10-01
From City/State: Manitowoc, WI
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disappearance: 38
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 62 inches
Weight: 100 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Light
Identifying Characteristics: 13 sets of ribs (Adams Ribs), decayed teeth, previously fractured foot.
Circumstances of Disappearance: Unknown. Cheryl was last known to be in the Manitowoc, WI area in the fall of 1988.
Investigative Agency: Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
Phone: (920) 683-4200
Investigative Case #: S88-10205
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Sheriff: Missing woman case still a priority
Spaeth-Duvall has been missing since 1988
January 23, 2008

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MANITOWOC — The likelihood that a woman missing since October 1988 is alive is “very slim,” according to Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann.

Hermann said Tuesday that the Social Security number for Cheryl Spaeth-Duvall has not been used to obtain employment, credit cards, housing or utilities since before she went missing in October 1988.

A check of law enforcement databases shows Spaeth-Duvall has had no contact with law enforcement, Hermann said.

Spaeth-Duvall was 38 when she was reported missing, but the case came to a halt when investigators received few leads, Hermann said. The cold case was reopened when a family member in 2006 asked the department to revisit the Spaeth-Duvall’s disappearance.

Investigators in January 2007 scoured two properties owned by John Neuser of Whitelaw. Spaeth-Duvall was living with Neuser at his dairy farm on South Parkview Road before she went missing.

Neuser moved in 2006 to a home on Highway 10 in the town of Cato, Hermann said.

Hermann said Neuser is a person of interest in the case, but is not a suspect and has not been charged with any crime.

Neuser has provided “limited cooperation” with authorities, and hired an attorney when authorities began searching his property, Hermann said.

Neuser declined comment when contacted Tuesday by the Herald Times Reporter.

Some of the evidence found at the South Parkview Road farm was sent to the state Crime Laboratory, but analysis of the items was inconclusive, Hermann said. He would not elaborate on the evidence that was found at the farm.

“It’s more difficult with time,” Hermann said about the nearly 20-year lapse. “But cases are solved all the time with new information and technology. We’re still looking for more evidence and more information.”

Hermann said the case remains a high priority.

Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Inspector Gregg Schetter said investigators review the case “weekly — if not everyday,” following leads and talking to anybody they feel might shed some light on Spaeth-Duvall’s whereabouts.

Schetter said there haven’t been any tips recently.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department at (920) 683-4200.

“We’d really like to get some answers for the family,” Hermann said. “It would be nice to get some closure for them.”

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: October 1, 1988 from Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Classification: Missing
Date of Birth: September 16, 1950
Age: 38 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 100 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Duvall has previously fractured her foot, and her teeth are decayed. She has 13 pairs of ribs instead of the usual 12. She may use the last name Spaeth and/or Spaeth-Duvall.


Details of Disappearance

Duvall was last known to be in the Manitowoc, Wisconsin area in the autumn of 1988. Her ex-husband reported her missing on October 1 of that year. She has never been heard from again. Duvall's ex-husband stated she was a good mother and it was uncharacteristic of her to abandon her two sons willingly. He had custody of the children, but they usually visited their mother on weekends. Duvall's ex-husband said he had maintained a friendly relationship with her since their divorce four years prior to her disappearance.
Investigators renewed their search for Duvall in 2007. She was living on a dairy farm on South Parkview Road with John Neuser at the time of her disappearance and he continued to reside at the home for over a decade afterward, moving away in 2006. Authorities searched Neuser's former property for evidence in Duvall's case in January 2007. He is described as a person of interest in Duvall's case, not a suspect, and has not been charged in connection with it.

Duvall's Social Security number has not been used since 1988, and she has not had contact with law enforcement in the United States since she went missing. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department
920-683-4200

Source Information
The National Center for Missing Adults
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
WBAY-TV
The Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

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Glad they are reopening this case.

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Detectives Dig up Rural Property in Search for Missing Woman

Updated: May 28, 2008 05:55 PM

Manitowoc County Sheriff's deputies are now digging for clues to find out what happened to a woman who's been missing nearly 20 years.

Cheryl Spaeth-Duvall was 38 when her ex-husband reported her missing in October 1988.

She was last known to be living with her boyfriend, John Neuser, in his rural home on South Park View Road near Manitowoc Rapids, off Interstate 43.

Neuser moved off the land a few years ago but still owns the property.

Investigators started digging at the rural property on Tuesday and spent ten hours there. They returned around 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.

Manitowoc County Sheriff Rob Hermann told us Wednesday that investigators are looking for evidence in Duvall's disappearance. He said it was "good old-fashioned police work" that led investigators back to the property.

"Our detectives did some more leg work and came up with some more information and that's what led us here today," Sheriff Hermann said.

In January of 2007, the sheriff's department searched the property for several days. Investigators sent items to the State Crime Lab, but said results were inconclusive.

This time investigators are using heavy earth-moving equipment and focusing on an area in front of the farmhouse just off the driveway near a barn.

A neighbor tells us that's the same area Neuser dug up in January, 2007, after the sheriff's department wrapped up its first excavation of the property.

In addition to digging on his property, neighbors say Neuser burned several large bonfires at that time.

A neighbor said they called the sheriff's department at the time to report what they saw, but we don't know if that information led to this latest dig.

We're told crews dug a hole nearly 15 feet deep, and investigators are sifting the dirt looking for any clues that might help solve the mystery of what happened to Cheryl Duvall.

"Obviously we are trying very hard, and we'd like to have answers for the family as to what happened to her. We're trying every avenue we can. Until all of those are exhausted, we won't quit trying," Sheriff Hermann said.

The sheriff says Neuser is considered a person of interest in the disappearance. We're told Neuser, who's never really cooperated with investigators, continues to be uncooperative.

Investigators haven't indicated whether they found anything during their dig, but by late afternoon they appeared to be filling the large hole back up -- a sign their latest search could be coming to an end.

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A 20-year-old missing person's case in Manitowoc County is getting another look by investigators. 38-year-old Cheryl Spaeth Duvall disappeared in 1988. Investigators hope to find clues, near the last place she called home.

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MANITOWOC — Investigators removed some items from an excavation at a South Parkview Road farm after obtaining a search warrant to continue a nearly 20-year investigation into the disappearance of Cheryl A. Spaeth-Duvall.


However, Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department investigators will not comment on what the items were or their relevance to the investigation.

Digging at 504 S. Parkview Road in the town of Manitowoc Rapids ended Wednesday, Sheriff’s Det. Dave Remiker said. The department dug a 25-foot hole and is refilling the area with gravel.

While the property consists of at least seven buildings, the dig centered on an area between the north end of the driveway and the barn closest to Parkview Road.

The dig began Tuesday after the Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant to search the property, which is owned by John Neuser of rural Reedsville. Neuser was Spaeth-Duvall’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance.

Spaeth-Duvall was 38 when she was reported missing by family members in October 1988. The department reopened the cold case in 2006 at the request of family members.

Investigators also searched the property in January 2007. Items found then were sent to the state crime lab, but investigators said results were inconclusive.

Anyone with information on the case can contact the Sheriff’s Department at (920) 683-4200.

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We’ll discuss the investigation and decide what our next step will be,” Sheriff Robert Hermann said.

Digging at 504 S. Parkview Road concluded Wednesday, Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department Detective Dave Remiker said. The department dug a 25-foot hole on the rural farm and is refilling the area with gravel.

While the property consists of at least seven buildings, the investigation centered on an area between the north end of the driveway and the barn closest to South Parkview Road.

“We were looking at a specific area when we were out there,” Hermann said.

Investigators searched the property in January 2007. They removed several items at that time, too, but the results came back inconclusive. The digging in that investigation was northwest of this week’s excavation.

The excavating began Tuesday after the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant to explore the property, which is owned by John Neuser of rural Reedsville. Neuser was Spaeth-Duvall’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. Spaeth-Duvall was first reported missing in October 1988 at age 38. The department reopened the cold case in 2006 at the request of family members.

Neuser has been reported to previously being “uncooperative,” but the department had no contact with him during the most recent digging, Hermann said.

Anyone with information on the case may contact the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department at (920) 683-4200.

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