This Woman Went Missing 48 Years Ago

(Fairview Park) - 48 years ago on Monday, August 8, 1977, 17-year-old Yvonne Regler disappeared from the Sunoco Gas Station at 18990 Lorain Road in Fairview Park, Ohio where she was working.

A timeline of that day is as follows:

• At 7:00 a.m. Yvonne reported for work at a Sunoco station in North Olmsted for her shift that ended at 3:00 p.m. At approximately 8:00 a.m. Yvonne was transferred to the Fairview Park Sunoco station. She was dropped off by coworkers and had no means of transportation. At the time the gas station was full service with only one pump working Throughout the day she had phone conversations with family and friends. At 12:00 p.m. a coworker brought Yvonne lunch. At approximately 12:30 p.m. two teenage girls from the area saw Yvonne in the gas station.
• Between 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Yvonne was on the phone with a friend and the service bell activated indicating a car had pulled up to the pump. Yvonne commented that a car drove through the lot and left. The service bell chimed again and Yvonne told her friend that the car was back and ended the conversation. Yvonne told the friend she would call her after 3:00 p.m. when she is off work. At approximately 1:25 p.m. A customer purchased gas with a credit card, Yvonne initialed receipt.
• Between 1:30 p.m. and 2:05 p.m. two customers and a coffee machine repair person arrived at the gas station and found it empty except for Yvonne’s personal property, a purse, cigarettes, a book and partially eaten lunch. All three left without contacting authorities.
• Approximately 2:45 p.m. Yvonne’s relief arrived and found the station empty. He called the North Olmsted gas station. A manager who brought Yvonne lunch responded. He found Yvonne’s personal property and $300.00 in cash left in the cash register. After searching for Yvonne without the police were called.

Since her disappearance the Fairview Park Police Department has spent thousands of hours investigating this case with no positive results.

Yvonne would be 65 years old today. If you have information on the disappearance, please call 440-356-4418.

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