Episode 535: Melissa Ann Trumpy: Taken Hostage, Pt. 3
Unfound
Ed Dentzel
4.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Betway's countdown to Cheltenham is here. For new customers, bet 10 pounds and get 40 pounds in free beds, plus build your Cheltenham pod today. Download the Betway app today. 18 plus Tis and Cesar Apply, bet the responsible way, Gambleaware.org. This begins part three of Unfound's coverage into the disappearance of Melissa Trumpy. There are a part 1 and part 2. |
| 0:23.4 | If you've not yet listened to them, please find them in your podcast feed. |
| 0:30.8 | Melissa Ann Trumpy was a 37-year-old from Monroe, Wisconsin. |
| 0:35.6 | She was the mother of three and took care of a quadriplegic friend. |
| 0:39.7 | On October 26, 2021, Melissa drove to Shannon, Illinois to break up with her violent boyfriend. |
| 0:48.4 | Melissa's rented truck was later found not far from his house. |
| 0:53.1 | She was never seen again. |
| 0:58.2 | I'm Ed Dunsell, and this is unfound. |
| 1:02.5 | I'm Ed Dunsell. Yep, absolutely. |
| 1:17.7 | The family is one of the oldest, wealthiest families in the area. |
| 1:23.6 | Denise Hammer herself is the village clerk for Shannon and she is on the village board. |
| 1:29.3 | She has the clerk. |
| 1:30.3 | She pays the Shannon police, their paychecks. |
| 1:33.3 | She is connected to all kinds of people. |
| 1:36.3 | We have pictures of her with senators, we have, and that are close friends that she campaigned for. |
| 1:42.3 | We have pictures of her. |
| 1:44.7 | Here's another one. |
| 1:45.8 | We have a picture of her at a party with the Shannon Village Fire Chief. |
| 1:52.2 | But another thing that the Shannon Village Fire Chief does is he's also the county's emergency management coordinator. |
| 2:01.4 | So when they have a tornado or they have this or that, |
| 2:04.0 | or they have a misperson like Melissa's case, |
| 2:07.1 | he's the guy that was the head of all their searches, |
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