Three Women. One House. No Answers.
Springfield, Missouri — June 1992
Stacy McCall was 18 years old and standing at the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
She had just graduated from Kickapoo High School. College was ahead of her, and she was planning to attend Southwest Missouri State University, where she hoped to participate in sorority recruitment.
But within hours of celebrating her graduation, Stacy would disappear.
She would not disappear alone.
Her longtime friend, Suzanne Streeter, and Suzanne’s mother, Sherrill Levitt, vanished from the same Springfield home.
More than three decades later, none of the three women has ever been found.
A Friendship That Began in Childhood
Stacy McCall was born on April 23, 1974, to Janis and Stu McCall. She grew up with two older sisters.
When Stacy was in second grade, she became friends with Suzanne Streeter.
Although Stacy’s family later moved away from Missouri, they eventually returned, and Stacy and Suzanne’s friendship was rekindled during their final year of high school.
By the time Stacy graduated, she was already making plans for adulthood.
She worked as a secretary and receptionist at Springfield Gymnastics and occasionally modeled wedding dresses for The Total Bride, a business owned by family friends.
Those who knew her were looking forward to seeing what she would do next.
Then came graduation weekend.
Graduation Day
On June 6, 1992, Suzanne attended the Kickapoo High School graduation ceremony at the Hammons Student Center in Springfield.
Afterward, Stacy celebrated with her family.
There was dinner.
There were photographs.
And there were plans for the night ahead.
Stacy told her mother she intended to go to several parties with Suzanne. The original plan was for Stacy to spend the night at a hotel in Branson before joining friends at the Whitewater theme park the following day.
At approximately 8:30 that evening, Stacy and Suzanne arrived at a party on Coach Drive in Battlefield.
About an hour and a half later, Stacy called home.
She had changed her plans.
Rather than driving to Branson, she told her mother that she intended to spend the night at her friend Janelle Kirby’s house in Springfield.
At that moment, there was no indication that anything was wrong.
The Last Known Hours
Sometime around 1:30 a.m. on June 7, Stacy and Suzanne went to another party, this time at a home in the 1500 block of East Hanover Street.
But that gathering did not last long.
A neighbor contacted police, and the party was broken up.
Stacy and Suzanne still needed somewhere to spend the night.
They considered staying at Janelle Kirby’s house, but relatives visiting from out of town were already occupying the available sleeping space.
So the two friends changed their plans again.
They decided to return to Suzanne’s home.
Suzanne had recently acquired a king-size waterbed, and the two friends planned to spend the night there.
They drove separately and apparently arrived back at the residence around 2:15 a.m.
That would become the last known point in Stacy McCall’s life.
The Morning Everything Changed
Janelle Kirby expected to hear from Stacy and Suzanne the following morning.
The three friends had plans to spend the day at Whitewater in Branson.
But the calls never came.
Janelle eventually tried reaching Suzanne’s home.
No one answered.
Concerned, she drove to the house shortly after noon.
When she arrived, the residence was unlocked.
But Stacy wasn’t there.
Neither was Suzanne.
And Suzanne’s mother, Sherrill Levitt, was missing too.
The three women had seemingly vanished.
Inside the House
Investigators found something particularly unsettling when they examined the home.
There were no obvious signs of a violent struggle.
The television was still running.
The family dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named Cinnamon, was inside the house alone.
All three vehicles remained at the residence.
Sherrill’s blue Chevrolet Corsica was in the carport. Suzanne’s red Ford Escort was parked in the circular driveway, with Stacy’s Toyota Corolla behind it.
The keys had been left inside the house.
So had the women’s purses.
They were found together near the steps leading down toward Suzanne’s bedroom.
Other personal belongings were also left behind.
Sherrill and Suzanne, both smokers, had left their cigarettes and lighters at home.
Stacy’s migraine medication was still there.
A graduation cake remained untouched inside the refrigerator.
And near Suzanne’s waterbed, investigators found Stacy’s flowered shorts with her jewelry tucked inside the pockets. Her sandals were beside them.
Investigators believed Stacy may have left the house wearing only a T-shirt and underwear.
Nothing about the scene suggested that the three women had simply packed up and decided to leave.
On June 8, Stacy’s family officially reported her missing.
A Mysterious Man
As the investigation continued, authorities received reports about a mysterious transient man seen near the residence in the days surrounding the disappearances.
He was described as having long hair and a full beard.
On June 15, police released a composite sketch in the hope that someone would recognize him.
But identifying the man did not solve the mystery.
And the investigation continued.
A Possible Sighting
Another development came later that month.
On June 24, a waitress at George’s Steakhouse contacted police.
The restaurant had reportedly been one of Sherrill Levitt’s favorite places.
The waitress told investigators that she believed she had seen Stacy, Suzanne, and Sherrill at the restaurant during the early morning hours of June 7, sometime between approximately 1:00 and 3:00 a.m.
According to the account provided to police, Suzanne appeared intoxicated, while Sherrill was attempting to calm her.
The significance of the alleged sighting has remained uncertain.
If accurate, it could potentially place the three women somewhere other than Suzanne’s home during the early morning hours.
But decades later, questions remain about exactly what happened during those final hours.
The Strange Call to America’s Most Wanted
In January 1993, the case received another unsettling development.
An unidentified person contacted the television program America’s Most Wanted and appeared to have information concerning the women’s disappearance.
The caller seemed to possess knowledge that investigators considered potentially significant.
But before the call could be successfully transferred to Springfield authorities, the connection was lost.
Who the caller was—and what they intended to reveal—remains unknown.
Robert Craig Cox
Over the years, investigators examined numerous suspects and persons of interest.
One name that repeatedly surfaced was Robert Craig Cox.
Cox was a former Army serviceman who was living in Springfield at the time of the disappearances and working as an underground utilities worker.
He had also previously worked as a mechanic at the same workplace as Stacy’s father.
Cox initially told police that he had attended church with his girlfriend on the morning of June 7.
Investigators later determined that aspects of his original account were untrue. In 1995, Cox changed his story, although he continued to deny involvement in the disappearance of Stacy, Suzanne, and Sherrill.
Then, in 1996, Cox made a disturbing statement during an interview with a Springfield journalist.
He claimed that the three women were dead and buried somewhere in the Springfield area.
But he did not reveal where.
Cox had also previously been convicted in connection with the 1978 murder of a 19-year-old woman in Florida. That conviction was later overturned by the Florida Supreme Court because of insufficient evidence.
Despite the suspicion surrounding him, Cox has never been charged in connection with the disappearance of Stacy McCall, Suzanne Streeter, or Sherrill Levitt.
What Happened to the Three Women?
Authorities have long suspected that the women were victims of foul play.
Their personal belongings remained inside the house.
Their vehicles were still there.
Their keys and purses had been left behind.
And there has never been any confirmed contact from any of the three women since that morning.
Yet despite searches, investigations, tips, and years of renewed attention, no definitive evidence has established exactly what happened after they returned—or were believed to have returned—to Suzanne’s home.
No remains have been recovered.
No one has been prosecuted for the disappearances.
And the three women remain officially missing.
A Family Still Waiting
In 1997, a memorial bench honoring Stacy, Suzanne, and Sherrill was placed in the Victims Memorial Garden at Phelps Grove Park in Springfield.
For Stacy’s parents, the absence of a body meant they could not bring themselves to accept that their daughter was gone forever.
The search for answers has continued for decades.
A young woman who had just graduated from high school, who was preparing for college and imagining her future, simply vanished.
She left behind her car, her medication, her belongings, and a family that has spent more than 30 years wondering what happened to her.
More Than Three Decades Later
Stacy McCall was only 18 when she disappeared.
She had recently celebrated one of the biggest milestones of her young life.
Within hours, her plans for college, friendships, and adulthood were replaced by a mystery that remains unsolved.
And she was not the only one.
Suzanne Streeter was 19.
Sherrill Levitt was 47.
Three generations of a family and friendship circle disappeared into the same unanswered mystery.
Today, the questions remain:
What happened inside that Springfield house?
Where did Stacy, Suzanne, and Sherrill go?
And most importantly—
Where are they now?
Until those questions are answered, Stacy McCall remains missing.
And for the people who love her, June 7, 1992, is not simply a date in an old case file.
It is the day their search began.
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