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Disappearance of Melvia Roarx.

MUS-2026-0193

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MUS-2026-0193

Missing person

Incident
2013
Indexed
Oct 11, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Grayson County Sheriff's Office
Location
Caneyville KY

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Melvia Roarx, 28, a mother of four, left home on June 4, 2013, to buy drinks and cigarettes at a store four miles away near Horse Branch, Kentucky. Surveillance shows her making the purchase and leaving toward home; she never arrived. Her white Dodge Caravan was later found 80 miles away in Bullitt County, driver's seat pushed all the way back, windows down, purse inside, wallet gone, key broken in pieces. Authorities call the circumstances very suspicious. She is still missing; no arrests have been made.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2013

    Melvia Roarx, 28, leaves home on June 4, 2013, to buy drinks and cigarettes near Horse Branch, Kentucky.

  2. 2013

    Store surveillance shows her making the purchase and leaving toward home. She never arrives.

  3. 2013

    Her white Dodge Caravan is found 80 miles away in Bullitt County with her purse inside and wallet gone.

Key people

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MissingMelvia Roarx

28, of Horse Branch, Kentucky. Left home June 4, 2013, to buy drinks and cigarettes and never returned.

Investigating agencyGrayson County Sheriff's Office

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