Michelle Lee Burchell

Burchell, circa 1994

  • Missing Since 06/02/1994
  • Missing From Hopkins, Kentucky
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race White
  • Age 21 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'6, 105 pounds
  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt with blue lettering, black shorts with an elastic waist, white L.A. Gear sneakers, a watch with a brown band and a large face, a gold chain necklace with a black and silver cross, gold cross earrings, one solid gold band-type ring and two gold and diamond rings.
  • Medical Conditions Burchell has asthma and needs an inhaler.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics White female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Burchell has a scar on the bridge of her nose. She has a Norplant birth control device implanted in her upper left arm. She wears prescription eyeglasses with tinted lenses and large plastic frames. Two of Burchell's teeth are supererupted.

Details of Disappearance

Burchell was last seen a few blocks from her mother's Hopkins, Kentucky residence between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. on June 2, 1994. She has never been heard from again. She never picked up her last paycheck, and she left behind her makeup, car, a child support check and her two toddlers.

Several days after Burchell went missing, her purse was found burned on a secluded dead-end road off Kentucky 703, about two and a half miles from Clinton, Kentucky. Her car keys and some loose change were with the purse; it appeared as if someone had piled the items up and set them alight. A search of the area turned up no sign of Burchell.

The male who was with her at the time of her disappearance had assaulted her in the past and threatened her life. No charges have been filed in Burchell's disappearance; it remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

  • Kentucky State Police 502-564-5230

Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated April 29, 2026; picture and medical conditions added, details of disappearance updated.