Bright, Popular Student Athlete Disappears

Molly Dattilo was a straight-A student at Eastern Kentucky University, where she had a track scholarship.  In the summer of 2004, she was living with her brother in Indianapolis and taking summer classes at a local university.

July 6, 2004 started off as a normal day for Molly. She attended two classes; she ran some errands; she talked to her friends.

Then, around 7:30 that night, she told her brother that she was walking to a nearby Wendy's Restaurant to fill out an application for a job. 

She hasn't been seen since.

Family Suspects Foul Play

Law enforcement officials with the Marion County Sheriff's Department say they can't find any evidence of foul play, and they have no leads to follow.

But Molly's family is certain that she did not leave of her own accord.

In the apartment she shared with her brother, Molly left behind her cell phone, her identification and her ATM card.

Her clothes were also left behind, and there is no evidence that she had packed a bag. They point out that Molly was actively working toward an August audition for American Idol.

Since her disappearance, she hasn't contacted her voice coach and she left practice equipment inside her car.

Just before her disappearance, police say she picked up a job application from the local Wendy's restaurant.

Her wallet, identification, ATM card and cell phone were all left in her apartment.

Her family is worried sick. Molly's sister, Kendra Skidmore, told the local media, "We're living it every day, like a nightmare you can't wake up from; I just wish someone could tell us where she's at."