1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,760 Hi Mountain State Mystery listeners, I'm your host Mark and today I'm solo. 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,040 Because this isn't a scheduled episode. 3 00:00:08,040 --> 00:00:11,000 We are still releasing a full episode on January 6th. 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,160 But I'm here to bring you an extra episode this week. 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,760 For the first time ever I'm bringing you a breaking story. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,320 Normally we won't cover a breaking story because we don't chase headlines. 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,160 If a story is getting a massive amount of headlines I personally don't think it needs 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:32,720 our little podcast. But then I got thinking, if I went missing my family and friends would 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,000 want anyone and everyone talking about it. 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,480 I also know we have an amazing reach of listeners out there. 11 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:43,760 So maybe someone knows something and can contact the right people. 12 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:48,600 So let me tell you everything you need to know as of this recording on Tuesday December 13 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:55,600 27th on Gretchen Fleming. 14 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:35,880 27 year old Gretchen Fleming was last seen in the early morning hours of December 4th 15 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:42,120 2022 at the My Way Lounge and Restaurant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. 16 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:46,800 Witnesses report seeing Gretchen with an older man at the My Way Lounge and Restaurant as 17 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,480 well as some other surrounding bars and restaurants. 18 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,840 Gretchen wasn't reported missing until December 12th. 19 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:58,320 As the days have gone by there is still no sign of her. 20 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,640 Gretchen is described by her family and friends as being shy and sweet. 21 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:07,640 At 27 she was living with her grandparents returning home from North Carolina where she 22 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,240 went to college and lived for a few years. 23 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:14,640 Lewis Fleming, Gretchen's grandmother, said that she had been living with her and her 24 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,440 husband in Vienna for the past six months. 25 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:21,720 She said Gretchen was a joy to have in the house and this is completely out of character 26 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:22,880 for her. 27 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:28,000 She said the last time she heard from Gretchen was a text message that said, I love you. 28 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:33,960 She said, I know her so well that as she was able to call, she would call me in a heartbeat. 29 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,960 She would never let any of us suffer like this. 30 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Jake Grimm, an old friend of Gretchen, spoke with Dateline and said, as soon as the story 31 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:43,560 came out it rattled me. 32 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:48,120 Jake said, I'm a true crime lover, I love reading thriller novels, I love listening 33 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:53,680 to podcasts and then it happens to you and it kind of just changes your world. 34 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:59,160 Jake also said that still unclear what exactly occurred on the evening of December 3rd into 35 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,720 the early morning hours of December 4th. 36 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,120 He said we still haven't seen any camera footage of anything. 37 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:10,000 She was at multiple spots, you know, the last place she was seen to everyone was the My 38 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,400 Way. 39 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,760 Jake said it's been frustrating because there's no timeline of the night yet. 40 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,560 It seems like she was going to multiple different places that night. 41 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:24,800 He said, but no one knows what she was wearing or how she was getting around. 42 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,400 Gretchen was reported missing to the Parkersburg Police Department by her family on December 43 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,480 12th, 2022. 44 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,440 Gretchen wasn't reported missing for over a week because it wasn't unusual for her 45 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,760 to go a few days without getting in touch with her family. 46 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:46,280 In the past few weeks, Jake has been trying to help bring attention to Gretchen's story. 47 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:53,240 The most recent vigil, which he said he helped organize, was held on Monday, December 19th. 48 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:58,800 Jake told Dateline that there were 150 attendees there to support Gretchen's family. 49 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,680 To be honest, not only did the family need it, the community needed it as well. 50 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,400 Jake said it's devastating to the community, to her family. 51 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,600 I mean, it's rattled a lot of people. 52 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,280 On December 12th, the Parkersburg Police Department posted about Gretchen's disappearance on 53 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:20,840 Facebook stating, if you have any information on the current whereabouts of Gretchen Fleming, 54 00:04:20,840 --> 00:04:26,120 27 of Vienna, please contact Detective J. M. Simmerman. 55 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:49,680 I didn't release any other details about her disappearance. 56 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:57,000 Parkersburg Police Chief Matt Bord told NBC affiliate WTAP, I have not come to the office 57 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:03,000 where there has not been somebody here 24-7 since this was reported. 58 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,800 Working on specifically this to get Gretchen the help she needs. 59 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:12,240 With questions continuing to go around, Gretchen's loved ones are just hoping she returns home 60 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:13,240 safe. 61 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:18,440 Gretchen's father, Dave Fleming, said the community has been extremely supportive to 62 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,920 their family during this tough time. 63 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,400 He is also extremely grateful for Detective Simmerman, who he said is working around the 64 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,200 clock on Gretchen's case. 65 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,640 He stressed to Daiglein that he just wants to let the Parkersburg Police do their job 66 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,480 and help find his daughter. 67 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:40,520 David Fleming also said that the family is asking people to not speculate about Gretchen's 68 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:41,680 disappearance. 69 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,160 Jake Grimm told Daiglein that the speculation has been difficult on everyone. 70 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,040 You love social media and you hate it, Jake said. 71 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:55,440 There are so many things that have been spun around and people are not realizing her family 72 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:00,440 is reading this stuff and it breaks my heart because they are amazing people. 73 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:05,400 Gretchen's loved ones are not giving up hope and say they will continue to organize visuals 74 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,520 until they are able to bring her home. 75 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:12,360 I'm just asking people to do what we can do, which is to be Gretchen's voice. 76 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,840 She doesn't have a voice right now, Jake said. 77 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:16,880 We just want the word out there. 78 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,440 There has to be someone. 79 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,480 There has to be people out there that know things and it's just a matter of getting 80 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,640 them to talk, Jake said. 81 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,760 It's not over and it won't be over. 82 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:33,760 Gretchen is between 5' and 5'2 and weighs 100 to 120 pounds. 83 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,920 She has brown hair, brown eyes and she is now 28 years old. 84 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:49,160 If you have any information, please contact Detective J.M. Zimmerman at 304-424-1072 or 85 00:06:49,160 --> 00:07:13,920 the Parkersburg Police Department directly at 304-424-8444.