Nancy Leichner - Altoona, FL - 10/2/66 (21 yrs) Nancy Leichner
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: October 2, 1966 from Altoona, Florida
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: July 24, 1945
Age: 21 years old
Height and Weight: 5'3, 115 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Leichner wears prescription eyeglasses but they were left behind when she vanished. Her last name is pronounced "Like-ner."
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A two-piece bathing suit; the bottom part is blue and the top part is blue and red striped.
Details of Disappearance
Leichner and her friend Pamela Nater went on a picnic with Aquaholics, a skin-diving club, in the Alexander Springs Recreation Area of the Ocala National Forest in Altoona, Florida on October 2, 1966. They attended the picnic with Leicher's fiancee and Nater's date. The two women were last seen going into the woods together along one of the nature trails. They left their purses, clothing, shoes, Leichner's eyeglasses, and other personal belongings behind on a picnic table. A search was organized when they didn't return. An extensive search covering fifteen square miles turned up no sign of Leichner or Nater. They have never been heard from again.
It is not believed that the women drowned in the swampy area. They are both good swimmers and in any case did not plan to swim that day because the water was too cold. Their dates are not considered suspects in their disappearances.
The serial killer Gerard Schaefer was investigated in connection with their disappearances. A photograph of him is posted below this case summary. Schaefer is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of young women and is suspected in the disappearance of Carmen Hallock and Leigh Bonadies. Bonadies disappeared in 1969 and her remains were found in 1978, but they were not identified until 2004. The family of Debora Lowe, who disappeared in 1972, believes he was involved in her case as well. Schaefer was only convicted of two murders. He was murdered in prison in 1995. He was never charged in connection with Leichner and Nater's disappearances and authorities are unsure if he was involved.
Leichner is a graduate of Largo High School. Both women resided in Pinellas County, Florida in 1966. They did not know each other very well; they had met only once prior to their disappearances. Their cases are unsolved.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Lake County Sheriff's Office
352-343-9529
PHOTO AVAILABLE AT LINKhttp://charleyproject.org/cases/l/leichner_nancy.html
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