MUS-2026-0216
Archive card
MUS-2026-0216
Homicide
- Incident
- 1994
- Indexed
- Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Fort Smith Police Department
- Location
- Fort Smith AR
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On December 1, 1994, Melissa Witt, a 19-year-old college student, was abducted from a Bowling World parking lot in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Her body was found six weeks later in the Ozark National Forest. Persons of interest were named over the years but never charged, and no arrests were ever made. Her case is the subject of the Hulu docuseries 'At Witt's End.'
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1994
Melissa Witt, 19, is abducted from a Bowling World parking lot in Fort Smith on December 1. Her body is found six weeks later in the Ozark National Forest.
- 2026
No arrests were ever made; named persons of interest were never charged.
Key people
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19-year-old college student, abducted December 1, 1994 from a Bowling World parking lot in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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