MADISON Wis.
Was Kelly Nolan kidnapped? Is she lost, hurt, or worse? Or did she just walk away and not look back?
All anyone knows for sure is the 22-year-old college student has been missing for a week and a half, and Madison detectives have been unable to pick up her trail.
“Under most circumstances, I’d be less hopeful, but if you knew Kelly, she’s just a really tough girl. That girl, I’m sure she’s out there. I’m sure she can be found,” said Nolan’s co-worker, Megan Janeway.
Nolan, of Waunakee, a Madison suburb, is a senior speech major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She rented an apartment in downtown Madison this summer and was about to return to work with Janeway at a dinner club when she vanished.
Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said Nolan was dressed in a green sleeveless shirt and jeans when she went out with friends on June 22 in downtown Madison.
The group hit a number of bars and restaurants before Nolan became separated from them about midnight. DeSpain said he wasn’t sure how or why she left the group.
