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Bonnie's Last Night... #truecrime #crimejunkie

January 15, 2026 / 01:17

This episode covers the mysterious disappearance of Bonnie Lee Schultz from Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 3rd, 1997. Key topics include her last known whereabouts, interactions with a bartender, and the events leading up to her vanishing.

Bonnie was last seen leaving her home in a blue 1990 Mercury Saber. The bartender recalls Bonnie's visit to the bar, noting that she only had one beer and watched fireworks with friends.

After the bar closed at 3:00 a.m., Bonnie was seen talking with a co-worker named John outside. They waved goodbye at a stoplight, marking the last confirmed sighting of her.

The episode raises questions about what happened between that stoplight and her home, including whether she encountered danger at the bar or elsewhere.

TLDR

Bonnie Lee Schultz vanished in 1997 after leaving a bar in Indianapolis, last seen talking to a co-worker.

Episode

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Bonnie Lee Schultz walked out the door of her Indianapolis, Indiana home and was never seen again by her family. On
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the night of July 3rd, 1997, Bonnie drove off in her blue 1990 Mercury Saber. But what happened next has
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haunted her family for 28 years. And all these years later, it may come as a surprise that the bartender, one of the
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last people at the last place Bonnie visited that night, remembers Bonnie. and she remembers that night fairly
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well. She says that Bonnie didn't drink much, maybe like one beer. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. A group of
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them like watched fireworks together before they ended up at this local bar. And by closing time, most people had
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gone home, but not Bonnie. After 3:00 a.m., when the bar shut down, Bonnie and a co-orker named John were still outside
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talking by their cars. And when the pair drove away, they like waved goodbye to one another at the stoplight. That is
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the last time she was ever seen. Somewhere in between that stoplight and her home, Bonnie disappeared and she and
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her car have never been found. So, where did she meet Val Play? At her home, at some stop before she got there, or was
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she in danger back at the bar before she ever left?

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Episode Highlights

  • The Disappearance of Bonnie Lee Schultz
    On July 3rd, 1997, Bonnie Lee Schultz vanished after leaving a bar, never to be seen again.
    “What happened next has haunted her family for 28 years.”
    @ 00m 12s
    January 15, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • What happened next has haunted her family for 28 years.
    Bonnie's Last Night... #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • That is the last time she was ever seen.
    Bonnie's Last Night... #truecrime #crimejunkie

Key Moments

  • Mysterious Disappearance00:05
  • Haunting Memories00:15
  • Last Seen00:55