Missing: Michelle Lyn Hutchings
Case: Unsolved Missing; possible foul play
Nickname: Shelly
Missing From: Utica, NY
Missing Date: July 30, 2006
Race: W Sex: F
Age at Time Missing: 27 Years old
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: curly brown hair Eye Color: Hazel
Tattoos: A “sun,””moon,” and “stars” on upper left shoulder, tattoo of a small blue “cross” on top of right hand between pinky and wrist, tattoo of the name “Michelle” with flowers on right breast, tattoo of a “rose” on left hip, tattoo of a “butterfly” on inner right ankle
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: mole on left side of rib cage, scar on inside of upper right arm; ears pierced three times each.
Police Agency: Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, (315) 765-2244, or your local police.
Case Number: 0611057
Circumstance: Michelle was last seen on July 30, 2006 at approximately 12:00am being dropped off in the vicinity of the 900 block of Bleeker St. in Utica, NY. Michelle has a medical condition and needs medication.In January 2007, the body of Jennifer Bennett, a 29-year-old Utica woman, was found in a field in Deerfield, New York. Her death is considered suspicious. Bennett and Hutchings were associated with the same people and investigators have not yet been able to obtain evidence or tips to link the two cases. They ask if anyone has info to please come forward.