Denise Pflum

On March 29, 1986, the beige Buick Regal belonging to 18 year old Denise Pflum was found locked and abandoned on Tower Road just east of Glenwood, IN. Denise had left home the previous day to retrieve her purse from a house party she had attended the night before, but she never made it to her destination. Her car was found only three miles from the party site, yet no one knows why she stopped there or what happened afterward. Denise has not been seen since. In July 2020, her ex‑boyfriend, Shawn McClung, confessed to killing her but later recanted before his death. Despite decades of searching, her family continues to seek answers, and investigators believe foul play may be involved.

• Any information about the disappearance of Denise Pflum is asked to contact the Indiana State Police at (765) 778-2121 or (800) 527-4752.

• https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county-old/pendleton-district-investigations/denise-diane-pflum-03281986/

• https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/cant-give-up-fayette-county-family-hopes-new-task-force-will-find-answers-in-daughters-1986-disappearance-denise-pflum-missing/531-1ddba784-40f2-442a-b4ac-502fc81fe96c

• https://charleyproject.org/case/denise-diane-pflum