Episode 534: Melissa Ann Trumpy: Taken Hostage, Pt. 2

Unfound

Ed Dentzel

True Crime

4.0 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Melissa Ann Trumpy was a 37 year old from Monroe, WI. She was the mother of three and took care of a quadriplegic friend. On October 26, 2021, Melissa drove to Shannon, Illinois to break up with her violent boyfriend. Melissa’s rented truck was later found not far from his house. She was never seen again. NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/85898?nav Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/melissa-ann-trumpy If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Melissa Trump, please contact the Green County Sheriff’s Office at (608) 328-9400. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4bh2ppqACeF7BdKw_93eA/join --Unfound plays on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Instagram, Twitter, Podbean, Deezer, Google Play and many other podcast platforms. --on Monday nights at 9pm ET, please join us on the Unfound Podcast Channel for the Unfound Live Show. All of you can talk with me and I can answer your questions. --Contribute to Unfound at Patreon.com/unfoundpodcast. You can also contribute at Paypal: paypal.me/unfoundpodcast --email address: unfoundpodcast@gmail.com --the website: https://theunfoundpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This begins part two of Unfound's coverage into the disappearance of Melissa Trumpy.
0:05.1	There is a part three.
0:07.5	If you've not yet listened to Part 1, please find it in your podcast feed.
0:14.5	Melissa Ann Trumpy was a 37-year-old from Monroe, Wisconsin.
0:19.7	She was the mother of three and took care of a quadriplegic friend.
0:24.1	On October 26, 2021, Melissa drove to Shannon, Illinois to break up with her violent boyfriend.
0:32.2	Melissa's rented truck was later found not far from his house.
0:36.8	She was never seen again.
0:42.3	I'm Ed Dunsell, and this is unfound. All right, what a mess.
1:00.4	What a mess.
1:01.4	Absolutely.
1:03.5	Okay.
1:04.5	So what?
1:06.5	They end up catching up with Melissa. and it was actually the day before she disappeared.
1:16.5	She had one of these custody hearings.
1:19.8	So he had a couple custody hearings.
1:23.0	I think the first one we were given temporary custody.
1:25.6	I think the second one we were given both me and i when
1:29.1	i say we the father of delana you know melissa's oldest daughter we would have been pretty much
1:36.4	full custody uh not even on temporary and Melissa was given their ability to see the kids, but she had to do it with an observer.
1:50.0	And so she was going to court.
1:54.0	We had already kind of, I'd say it's like putting in a plea.
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