Missing Woman Found After More Than 60 Years, Sheriff Reveals What Really Happened

A much than 60-year-old acold lawsuit out of Wisconsin involving a missing mother has been solved.

Audrey Backeberg, now 82, who vanished astatine property 20, has been recovered "alive and well," nan Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said successful a media release.

"The Sheriff’s Office is now capable to study that Audrey Backeberg is live and good and presently resides retired of State," nan sheriff's agency said successful a media release. "Further investigation has revealed that Ms. Backeberg’s disappearance was by her ain prime and not nan consequence of immoderate criminal activity aliases foul play."

Backeberg vanished from her family's location connected July 7, 1962, nan Wisconsin Department of Justice website says. The family's babysitter told authorities that she and Audrey hitchhiked to Madison, Wisconsin, earlier taking a Greyhound autobus to Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Audrey Jean Backeberg, whose maiden named was Good, went missing successful July 1962 erstwhile she was 20 years old.  (Wisconsin Department of Justice)

There, nan babysitter said, she past saw Audrey locomotion astir nan area distant from nan autobus stop. The mother of 2 ne'er returned location and had not been heard from again, according to the Charley Project, which profiles missing personification acold cases.

The Charley Project says Audrey joined Ronald Backberg erstwhile she was "about 15 years old" and that their "marriage was troubled and location were allegations of abuse."

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Audrey Backeberg lived pinch her hubby and children successful Reedsburg, Wisconsin, seen here.  (Google Maps)

The Backeberg's babysitter said she and Audrey took a Greyhound autobus from Madison, Wisconsin to Indianapolis, Indiana. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"The babysitter stated Audrey chose to time off of her ain accord and said she would not return, but Audrey's family members insisted she would ne'er person abandoned her children," The Charley Project said, adding that "Ronald passed a polygraph exam conducted aft Audrey's disappearance."

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The Sauk County Sheriff's Office assigned nan acold lawsuit to a detective earlier this year, "which included a thorough re-evaluation of each lawsuit files and evidence, mixed pinch re-interviewing witnesses and uncovering caller insights," nan media merchandise said.