Wallace Lembke Missing Person Case

On December 13, 1982, 62-year-old Wallace Lembke was last seen at a tavern on Wells Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A night janitor at Templeton Middle School in Sussex, Lembke phoned in sick on December 14 and did not report to work the following day. Concerned family members reported him missing on December 16.

Initially, it was speculated that Lembke, who lived alone with his two dogs, had left on an unannounced vacation. However, two weeks later, his abandoned car was discovered in the parking lot of a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in Wauwatosa. Inside the trunk, authorities found traces of blood and his bloodied eyeglasses, shifting the investigation towards foul play.

Lembke was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Notably, his left leg was shorter than his right, requiring a shoe lift on his left shoe. At the time of his disappearance, he was possibly wearing blue cotton work pants or blue jeans and a western-style button-down shirt.

Despite extensive investigations, Lembke's whereabouts remain unknown, and his case is still unsolved. The Delafield Police Department continues to seek information that could lead to resolving this decades-old mystery.
Last Seen: Dec 13, 1982

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