What Happened to Newlywed Amy Wroe Bechtel?
When Amy Joy Wroe Bechtel disappeared in July 1997, her life held much promise. [1] Newly married and in peak physical health, the 24-year-old was making memories with her husband and planning for the future.
But this up-and-coming young woman’s future was called into question when she failed to return to her Lander, Wyoming, home later that same night.
Where did Amy go, and who or what decided to rip her from the arms of her loved ones before her time?
Life Was Good
Amy Wroe Bechtel was born Amy Joy Wroe on August 4, 1972. Dad Duane Wroe worked as a city administrator who liked his alcohol and chain-smoked cigarettes but gave up his drinking habit when Amy and her three siblings were young children. [2]
Amy’s mother, Jo Anne Wroe, taught physically disabled children for years before cutting back on her hours and becoming a substitute teacher.
The Wroes describe their daughter as a thoughtful, hyper-focused girl who fell in love with running when she was in the sixth grade. She wasn’t the best runner, at first, but her passion for the activity propelled her into the…
