Introduction

The tranquil community of Crest Hill, Illinois, was shaken to its core on June 12, 2021, when 50-year-old Wendy E. Gessing vanished without a trace. As an employee at Pizza by Marchelloni, located at 1603 N. Raynor Ave., Wendy was a familiar face in the neighborhood. Her sudden disappearance has since become a haunting enigma, leaving family, friends, and law enforcement grappling for answers.

The Day She Disappeared

On that fateful Saturday, Wendy reported for her shift at Pizza by Marchelloni around 4 p.m. According to her long-time boyfriend and owner of the establishment, Scott Harris, Wendy left the restaurant around 6:30 p.m., mentioning to a fellow employee that she was going to give someone a ride and would return shortly. Tragically, she never came back, and that was the last time anyone saw her. ...Read More