Police have revealed they still get new leads in the case of the Springfield Three, where two teenage girls and a mother vanished without a trace following a high school graduation 27 years ago.
Sherrill Levitt, 47, her daughter Suzanne Streeter, 19, and friend 18-year-old Stacy McCall, have not been seen since June 7, 1992. They all disappeared after a party in a case that is so well-known in south-west Missouri police simply call it 3MW.
Now police in the city have told People how they still receive ‘several leads a week’ with officers continuing their investigations what happened to the three women.
The nature of the leads are not known and it is unclear if police are investigating them. DailyMail.com has contacted Springfield police for further comment.
Stacy McCall, left, and Suzanne Streeter, went missing after their high school graduation
Sherrill Levitt, pictured, also disappeared without a trace from her home in June 1992
The only possible hint of foul play was a shattered light on the porch at the home, pictured
The teenage girls graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield in June 1992 and were last seen around 2.15am when they left a party and headed back to Suzanne’s home to spend the night.
Her mother Sherrill was last heard from earlier that night around 11:15pm when she talked with a friend about painting a chest of drawers.
After not hearing from her daughter Stacy’s mom Janis went to the home where she had stayed the night.
There, the now 71-year-old, found an unlocked door, the TV on and the three women’s purses on the floor.
She told People: ‘I was thinking “I can’t move any of this stuff because something’s wrong”.’
Her daughter’s clothes were neatly folded and the purse were lined up and open.
She said: ‘We were calling everyone we knew to see if they were there by some chance. I was getting more concerned by the minute.’
When the alarm was raised the following day, investigators found their cars in the driveway of the house at 1717 E. Delmar Street.
The beds had been slept in. Broken glass was on the porch. The dog was restless. The TV was fuzzy. Their purses, money and keys remained in the house.
The only possible hint of foul play was a shattered ceiling light fixture on the front porch.
The parents of Stacy McCall, right,contacted the police department in reference to their daughter’s disappearance from the home of Sherrill Levitt and Suzie Streeter, left
Police in the city have told People how they still receive ‘several leads a week’ with officers continuing their investigations what happened to the three women, pictured
Rick Bookout, who was the first officer on the scene, calls it ‘one of the most unusual unsolved cases in this city’.
The girls are said to have made plans with friends, Janelle Kirby and Mike Hensen, to go to a water park the day after the graduation.
They went to the home after not hearing from their pals and found the glass on the porch. The couple say they then left before coming back again a few hours later.
Police spoke with Bartt Streeter, pictured, after his sister and mom went missing
With the front door unlocked they are said to have listened to the answering machine to see if there were any messages for them.
But instead Janelle and Mike say they received two obscene calls. They report leaving after cleaning up the glass.
It was not until Janis arrived a few hours later that the alarm was raised. She says: ‘I knew something was very wrong.
‘I thought they would be home right away. I was angry we could not find her.
‘There’s not a word called closure in the dictionary for families missing someone.’
Sherrill’s sister sister Debra Schwartz had her sibling and niece declared dead in 1997. She said: ‘I’ve had a lot of dreams with Sherrill in them.’
Since their disappearance police have questioned Suzie’s older brother Bartt. He was estranged from his family and ‘struggling with alcohol addiction’ but passed his polygraph test.
Convicted kidnapper Rober Craig Cox then said in 1996 that he knew all three were dead. Police sergeant Todd King told People: ‘It’s hard to gauge whether he’s trying to play with law enforcement and the media. Or if he truly knows something.’
He told The Kansas City Star: ‘How do you wrap your head around three people literally disappearing? With no idea where they went?’
Anyone with information is asked to to contact the Springfield Police Department or Crime Stoppers.