A young California woman remembered for her lively personality has been missing for more than three decades. Shelli Marie Prince was 25 when she disappeared from Ontario, a city in San Bernardino County, on March 26, 1995. Her disappearance was considered suspicious, but investigators have not publicly explained what happened during her final known hours.
The Black and Missing Foundation describes Shelli as someone who was “full of life” and had a bubbly personality. Although her case has been classified as an involuntary disappearance, the available records do not identify where Shelli was last seen within Ontario, whom she may have been with, or the circumstances that prompted suspicions of foul play.
The California Department of Justice continues to list Shelli as missing, with the Ontario Police Department responsible for her investigation. No arrests or significant investigative developments have been publicly documented.
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