Looking for Wendy Huggy

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Crying into the wind.......

Chicago is known as the "Windy City" due to the high winds that are part of daily living there and for it's history of "long winded" politicians. If you have ever tried to yell in a howling wind you already know what a futile and useless endeavor it is. Wendy was crying in the wind in her attempts to satisfy her need to feel wanted, loved, and needed.

Wendy was 17 years old when she disappeared... According to her Aunt... Wendy was married while living in Chicago... to a man by the name of Edward Freeman (aka Eddie Freeman.) The marriage was not a happy one, according to her Aunt it was an abusive relationship and Wendy was afraid of Eddie. Wendy left Eddie and moved in with her paternal grandparents who lived in Chicago when she found she had no where else to go.... but evidently this was not far enough out of his reach. Seeking to put more distance between her husband and his behavior Wendy subsequently moved to Holiday Florida to live with her maternal grandparents and her half-sister Jody Richards. Wendy's Aunt is not sure if Eddie was aware of Wendy's new living arrangement in Florida, but feels certain that he more then likely would have followed her.

It seems that Wendy's relationship with her mother Susan Richards Huggy (who has subsequently married again and for whom I am searching, if you know Susan's whereabouts or her new married name please contact me) was tenuous at best. Susan Richards Huggy according to my sources was a drug abuser, who's drug problems threatened her life at least three times with serious overdoses. These same sources state that Mrs Richards-Huggy worked as a playboy bunny, leaving her children in the company of some rather unsavory companions reportedly "Biker" types while she worked at night. Wendy endured a lot of hardship in her short life in Chicago. A mother who abused drugs, a husband who abused her and a father who's contempt for his wife left him estranged from the child the two shared. Wendy endured hardship and poverty on all levels, socially, economically, and emotionally. At some point the mother and daughter had a falling out and Susan kicked Wendy out of the house. Wendy lacking the love and nurturing of her mother and her father turned to Eddie Freeman to fill the void she had for affection and someone who truly cared for her. But Eddie only was interested in love on his terms as most abusive husbands will. Their problems were many, and finally when Wendy couldn't take it anymore she moved in with her Paternal Grandparents. At this point there is no way of knowing how long she took refuge with her grandparents.

At this writing.... the information I have is somewhat limited in scope.... As I get more answers to the question that begs us to discover Where Is Wendy ?? If she is out there thinking no one from her past cares about her......or..... if someone took Wendy, we can discover who the perp is that perhaps caused her untimely demise.

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Her Last Day....... April 7th 1982


She called her Grandmother from Clearwater Mall said she met someone there..... but that she was going to the beach with her friends.....
  • Were you at the Clearwater Mall that day on April 7th, 1982?
  • Did you see the person Wendy met at the mall?
  • Do you have information about this person?
  • Do you recall seeing Wendy at the Mall that day?
  • Are you the person Wendy met at the Mall?

She was due to meet some friends at the Beach (Clearwater?)

  • Were you one of the friends Wendy was supposed to meet?
  • Did she ever come to the beach to meet you?
  • Did she contact you in anyway to say she wouldn't be coming?
  • Did anyone else NOT show up that day?
  • How was Wendy feeling?

Are you a long lost friend of Wendy? Can you answer any of these questions about Wendy?

  • Was she worried or depressed about something?
  • Had she recently broken up with a boyfriend?
  • Had she recently lost her job?
  • Had she recently had a falling out with a family member?
  • Did she use drugs or drink alcohol excessively?
  • What was her closest circle of friends like?


Were you a friend of Wendy's from Chicago? Can you help us understand the reason that Wendy moved to Florida to live with her Paternal Grandparents?

  • What her demeanor was?
  • Was she worried or depressed about something?
  • Why did she decide to move to Florida?
  • What type of employment did she have?
  • What was she like in High School?
  • Had she recently had a falling out with a family member?
  • Did she use drugs or drink alcohol excessively?
  • What were her likes.... and dislikes?
  • What were her hobbies??

Some Background on the case........
Wendy lived in Chicago Illinois with her paternal grandparents..... prior to August 1981 when she moved to Holiday Florida to live with her maternal grandparents. Neither Wendy nor her grandmother contacted Wendy's father about the move or her arrival in Florida. Wendy's parents experienced an ugly divorce and neither side was/is communicating with the other.

Wendy's Time Line

Wendy's last known movements prior to her disappearance.

1981 - August - Wendy flys to Florida to live with her Grandmother
1982 - April - 7th- Called grandmother from Clearwater Mall, Pinellas County


If you can add information to this timeline email Hamlet!

Friday, August 19, 2005

Missing Person




Wendy Lee Huggy
Above: Huggy, circa 1982; Below: Age-progression at age 39 (circa 2004)

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: April 7, 1982 from Clearwater, Florida
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: July 21, 1965
Age: 16 years old (at time of disappearance)
Height and Weight: 5'9, 110 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair, brown eyes. Huggy has a circular-shaped dog bite scar on the outer center of her left thigh. She may use the last name Freeman.
Details of Disappearance:
Huggy was last seen at a family member's residence in Patrician Apartments on Nursery Road and Belcher Road in Clearwater, Florida on April 7, 1982. She was supposed to receive a car ride to the Countryside Mall from an unidentified male friend known only as Don. She apparently also planned to spend the day at the beach with a group of acquaintances. Huggy was scheduled to return home later in the evening. She has never been heard from again. Huggy resided in Holiday, Florida at the time of her 1982 disappearance. Authorities exhumed the body of an unidentified female in Tampa, Florida in June 2001, hoping that they would be able to identify Huggy. The woman had been tied to a concrete block and dumped in the ocean off of Anna Maria Island in Florida in 1982. Huggy's dental records did not match the victim and her case remains unsolved. If you have any information on Wendy's disappearance or saw Wendy prior to her disappearance please contact the owner of this blog. Any information you may be able to contribute will be appreciated.
Investigating Agency:
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Florida Department Of Law Enforcement 888-356-4774
~OR ~
Pasco County Sheriff's Department 727-844-7755