Toni Lee Sharpless: Missing Mother

(Aug. 27) - Police in Pennsylvania are looking for a woman who vanished early Sunday after attending a house party.

Toni Lee Sharpless, a 29-year-old single mother, left the party in Gladwyne, Pa., with a friend about 3 a.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

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Toni Lee Sharpless: The 29-year-old Pennsylvania woman was last seen when she left a house party early Sunday morning. Police said she sent a text message to her daughter around 3 a.m., which is believed to be her last communication before she vanished, CBS3 reported.

She and the friend split up shortly later after arguing about whether Sharpless was sober enough to drive, police said. Around the same time, Sharpless wrote a text message to her 12-year-old daughter, who was struggling to sleep, CBS3 reported. She has not been heard from since.

Sharpless lives with her mother and daughter in West Brandywine Township, Pa.

"This is not like her. She always calls to let us know where she is at," said Sharpless' mother, Donna Knebel.



Posted: Friday, 28 August 2009 7:27AM

Police Continue Search for Missing W. Brandywine Woman



by KYW's Al Novack
West Brandywine, Pa. police and Chester County authorities say an all-points bulletin for a 29-year-old missing woman is still in effect.


Police say Toni Lee Sharpless remains missing and has not been heard from or seen in five days. Sharpless, a nurse at Lancaster General Hospital, has failed to report for work.


Sharpless went missing last weekend after she went clubbing and to a Gladwynne house party. Her car, a 2002 black Pontiac Grand Prix with Pennsylvania license tag DND-7772 has not been located.


Police have spent much of the week re-tracing her possible travel route and tracking her cell phone numbers and credit card activity, if any.


So far, there are no clues and no new developments on her whereabouts. Anyone who has any information can call 911 or West Brandywine police at 610-380-8201.

UPDATES:

National TV show to highlight case of missing Chesco woman

A national television show that highlights missing persons' cases will feature a missing West Brandywine woman on an episode set to air next year.

Productions crews from Investigation Discovery's "Disappeared" were in the area in late September and early October working on an episode about the disappearance of Toni Lee Sharpless, a nurse and mother who vanished Aug. 23, 2009, after a night of drinking and club-hopping.


Sharpless was last seen leaving the home of former NBA player Willie Green, who was hosting a small gathering at his home the morning of Aug. 23, 2009.


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Lisa Hatchell

Lisa Michelle Hatchell

In two days it will be Lisa's birthday. It also marks the day that she disappeared in 2003, five long years ago, from Philadelphia, PA after an argument with her long term boyfriend, Tyrone Henderson. It won't be much of a celebration for her grieveing mother,Alonie Walton, and Lisa's two children.

Lisa was a veteran who served in the military and protected our country, but where were the ones who are sworn to protect and serve on our streets when Lisa went missing? Like so many other missing persons cases, there was not much done in the critical hours in the beginning, not even questioning Tyrone and searching the house they shared. To this day, the house has not been searched and Tyrone has moved on.

Alonie Walton and Lisa's family, like so many others, have had to make phone calls, write letters, make demands that someone look closer into this case. Many times there are no return calls and just more disappointment. The family has reached out to the internet to get this case back in the news.

Nancy Grace, of CNN, ran a story in January 2008 that highlighted Lisa's case.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../25/ng.01.html

It would be so nice if she would do an update for Lisa's birthday and 5 year anniversary of being missing, getting the word out there one more time. It would be a bittersweet gift to Alonie to know that the world has not forgotten her daughter.

This is one more missing mother who has children wondering what happened, where is she?

It is time for all of us who can to mobilize, write, call, put her story on all of your blogs, websites and Myspace pages and any other network to which you belong.

Please help us by writing to elected officials, addresses located at the link below, help us contact media to get more attention for Lisa's case.

It's her birthday!