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Where were you in 1967?
Christine Elaine Wise
February 21, 1967
A Senior at Reading High School she Vanished
and was found dead in Leesport, PA
Christine was an 18 year old senior at Reading High School and lived in Reading PA when she vanished. On March 3, 1967 two Schuylkill Valley Jr. High boys were flying kites and found her frozen body in a farmers field in Leesport. Although the Coroner was unable to establish a cause of death, the Police Chief James Robertson, at that time, said that her body was fully clothed but she had a cut on her throat and marks on her face.
Christine had been sent home from school the day prior wtih a cold and was taking the day off from school the day she vanished. She was wearing the same clothes that she had on when she was last seen.
District Attorney Eshleman was "disturbed" that the Leesport Police had not contacted outside aid on this case and the state police were asked to investigate. When her body was found, her shoes were not on her feet. One was found near her body and the right one was never found. The stockings on her right leg was ripped off several inches from the ankle. Medical test showed the soles of her feet were smooth indicating that she had not walked without shoes, but was placed in the field.
Christine's best friend was interviewed by The Times and said that she believed Christine ws the victim of foul play and that she did not even know anyone in Leesport and probably did not even know where it was. She described Christine as a quiet and shy girl.
March 10, 1967
Reading Times 3/9/1967
In 1967 another Reading girl was found dead in Leesport PA. When the Reading Times published the photo of Christine Wise an annonymous caller directed the Times to "check its files for a photo of Dorothy Schlappig". March 9 1967 the Times then ran photos of both girls side by side to illustrate the similarities in appearance.
The Trail of news articles seems to end with no resolution to this case. Old timers from the area recall the event as never being solved. The area has since been developed and is now approximately Grant Street in Leesport Gardens.
Time stands still for families of victims who are always wondering what happened to their loved ones. It doesn't matter if it is one year, two, ten, twenty.............
Maybe you remember Christine from Reading High School. Maybe someone holds the key to what happened to her.
It is never to late to speak the truth.
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