Saturday, February 11, 2023 is the three year anniversary since Donna Mitchell was last seen. Ms. Mitchell was last seen on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at approximately 7:30 pm. When Ms. Mitchell went missing, she was believed to be in extreme danger and would be in need of medical assistance. Ms. Mitchell was heavily dependent on her medication and when she left her residence in Hope, IN, she did not take her medication with her.
Ms. Mitchell was last seen at the Brown Bottle liquor store in Hartsville, IN (Bartholomew County) and her destination was an address in the area of County Road 60 SW and County Road 600 S. in Decatur County. Ms. Mitchell was driving a maroon 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer with an Indiana license plate of 902QAK. This vehicle has never been recovered as well.
At the time of her disappearance, a Silver Alert was issued, but due to lack of information, the alert has since been canceled.
In the past two and one-half years, aerial searches have taken place over the area where Ms. Mitchell was believed to have been traveling. with no results. Also, ponds and lakes in the same area, where investigators have been allowed on the property legally, have been searched with sonar equipment, again, with no results.
Ms. Mitchell was born January 2, 1963. She is a white female, 5 feet 3 inches, 115 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes and she was last seen wearing glasses, a tan Carhart jacket, blue jeans with a flower decal on the pant leg.
In an effort to bring this case to a conclusion, an additional set of investigators have been assigned and will be actively pursuing old and new leads.
Anyone who has information that they have not yet provided to investigators, including information as to ponds, lakes or filled in ponds or lakes that have not been searched, is encouraged to contact the Decatur County Sheriff’s Dept. at 812-663-8125.