In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of Evelyn Grace Hartley from La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 24th, 1953. Evelyn was babysitting nearby when she was seemingly abducted from a home. Signs of a struggle were seen in the living room, her sneaker was found at the bottom of the basement stairs, and blood was found in the yard. Evelyn was never seen again. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley please call the La Cross police department at 608-785-5962. This episode was originally published on June 23rd, 2025 on Missing. This episode was researched by Kathleen Studer. Check out Mood and use my code CRAWLSPACE for a great deal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mood.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sources: Where’s Evelyn? The 1953 babysitter’s kidnapping that shook the nation by Susan T. Hessel. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartley⁠. ⁠https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley⁠. ⁠newspapers.com⁠. ⁠ancestry.com⁠. ⁠https://www.wiproud.com/rivertown-2024/the-evelyn-hartly-disappearance-pictures/⁠. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin⁠. ⁠https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/KLSE/date/1953-10-24⁠ Main Theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://crawlspace-media.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices