Glendale, Peoria top missing person cases
by Lisa Halverstadt
A single tip could help Glendale and Peoria police find a person who has been missing for years. Here are details about some of the West Valley's most puzzling disappearances
Susan Cassell
Glendale resident, 35 years old at time of disappearance.
Disappeared: Jan. 4, 1991.
Details: The day before she was reported missing, Cassell went to work at what was then Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City. Her mother called that day and Cassell said she was too tired to chat after a 16-hour nursing shift. Her husband and 4-year-old son were reportedly on a camping trip at the time. On Jan. 4, Cassell's husband reported that she had not returned home. Other relatives reported her missing a month later. Family members told police there had been problems in Cassell's marriage but that she would not have abandoned her child. Police suspect foul play.
Who to call: Glendale police at 623-930-3000.
Kevin James Dycus
Glendale resident, 37-year-old at time of disappearance.
Disappeared: Jan. 11, 1998.
Details: Dycus left a family member's home near 52nd Avenue and Ironwood Drive with no belongings or money.
Police say Dycus has a scar in the middle of one of his eyebrows and pierced ears. The bottom of his feet may be scarred from frostbite.
Who to call: Glendale police at 623-930-3000.
Cynthia Lupe Morales
Glendale resident, 36 years old at time of disappearance.
Disappeared: Jan. 8, 2001.
Details: Morales, who goes by the nickname "Negra," was last seen when she went to visit her two children in the 6600 block of 52nd Drive in Glendale. She left after making a phone call.
Police say Morales has scars on her left hand and lower left shin. She also has a burn scar on her chest from a childhood injury. There is also a hole in the top of the cartilage of her ear.
Who to call: Glendale police at 623-930-3000.
Timothy James McKye
Glendale resident, 50 years old at time of disappearance.
Disappeared: Oct. 13, 2006.
Details: McKye was last seen in Beaumont, Texas, during a move to Florida. An apartment security guard assisted McKye when a U-Haul trailer he was using got stuck in a ditch. McKye left the U-Haul behind. His van also vanished. Police said it was a 1999 Plymouth Voyager with AZ license 161TTM.
Police said he may have been accompanied by a German shepherd dog.
Who to call: Glendale police at 623-930-3000.
Pam Page
Peoria resident, 32 years old at time of disappearance.
Disappeared: July 21, 1989.
Details: Page went missing the day after she returned from visiting family in Arkansas. One of her two dogs also vanished. Police suspected foul play.
Who to call: Peoria police at 623-773-7045.
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