Missing Since: 2014-10-05 Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Eagleshield was last seen at a friend’s residence along Country Road 126 near Island Lake in rural Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in the early morning hours of October 5, 2014. Her friend thought she left sometime between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. She left all of her belongings behind, including her shoes and her purse, and has never been heard from again. She didn’t own a cellular phone at the time of her disappearance and there hasn’t been any activity on her credit cards. Eagleshield apparently left the house on foot. Search dogs tracked her scent through the swampy brush around the house before losing the trail at a beaver dam about a mile away. She has been known to accept rides from passing motorists and it’s possible someone picked her up. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Becker County Sheriff’s Office 218-847-2661 Source Information Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension The Grand Forks Herald Inforum Valley News Live The Park Rapids Enterprise NamUs Sahnish Scouts of North Dakota Melissa Eagleshield’s Facebook Page The Atlantic Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated February 19, 2021; picture added.