The Disappearance of Mel Wiley

On July 30, 1985, Police Chief Mel Wiley vanished. At the time, the 47-year-old had been a police officer since 1966 and an aspiring poetry writer and murder mystery novelist. Authorities initially believed Wiley drowned in Lake Erie, his car was found abandoned nearby but his body was never found. Police eventually ruled that the disappearance yielded no signs of foul play or suicide. Then certain clues pop up that suggest he disappeared to start a new life. What really happened to Chief Mel Wiley still remains a mystery.