Melissa Dawn Hasley

Missing Person
Age at Report: 31
DOB: June 23, 1971
Weight: 128 lbs.
Height: 5' 05"
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Incident Type: Endangered / physical
Missing From: Des Moines, IA (Polk County)
Missing Since: October 18, 2002

Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing

Melissa "Missy" Hasley was last seen at a party between 11:45 p.m. and 1:45 a.m. at an apartment complex in the vicinity of the 1700 block of Grand Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. Earlier that evening, Hasley had attended a party at Oak Ridge Apartments and then later went to the Grand Avenue party.

The woman who lived at the Grand Avenue apartment was blind. Hasley was heard in the bathroom with two other people and then seen sitting on the fire escape. Witnesses said they heard the fire door go off, and Hasley is believed to have left the building through an alley door on the building's north side.

No one has seen Hasley since the night of the parties.

Hasley was involved with drugs and prostitution prior to her disappearance in 2002, but her loved ones have stated she would not have abandoned her three children.

Hasley does not have permanent teeth; all her baby teeth are still present. She has a one-inch scar on her left thigh, an appendectomy scar, has pierced ears, and the left side of her nose is also pierced.

She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a beige jacket.

Hasley previously lived in Orlando, Florida, and Adel, Iowa.

Her case remains unsolved.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 512-283-4811.

Sources and References:

Iowa Department of Public Safety
National Center for Missing Adults
The Charley Project
North American Missing Persons Network