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Kayla Berg.

MUS-2026-0030

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MUS-2026-0030

Missing person

Incident
2009
Indexed
Oct 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Antigo Police Department
Location
Antigo WI

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Kayla Berg, 15, was dropped off by a family friend near a condemned house in Wausau, Wisconsin, in 2009 and was never seen again. Cadaver dogs alerted on her boyfriend's Jeep; he was never charged. A viral 'Hi Walter' video claiming to show her proved a hoax. An active FBI reward stands. The case has a Wikipedia page, an ID 'Disappeared' episode, and multiple podcast episodes.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2009

    Kayla Berg, 15, is dropped off by a family friend near a condemned house in Wausau and vanishes.

  2. 2009

    Cadaver dogs alert on her boyfriend's Jeep. He is never charged.

  3. 2026

    An active FBI reward stands. She was never found. The case remains unsolved.

Key people

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MissingKayla Berg

15, of Antigo, Wisconsin. Dropped off near a condemned house in Wausau in 2009; never seen again.

Investigating agencyAntigo Police Department

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