9 Months Later.....Where is Kayla May Berg?

On August 11, 2009, 15 year old Kayla May Berg disappeared from Wausau, Wisconsin. It was just weeks before her 16th birthday. Kayla lives in Antigo, Wisconsin, but she was hanging out with friends in Antigo. Her parents are divorced. Her mother, Hope Sprenger, lives in Antigo and her father, Jim Spanbauer, lives in Wausau. She wasn't reported missing until six days after she was last seen, because her parents got their wires crossed. Hope doesn't believe that Kayla ran away because her left home with nothing but the close she was wearing and her purse. She had no money with her. Kayla, her brother, and Hope had just moved back to Antigo from Texas and Kayla was very excited about the move. She missed her friends and her school in Texas had no gymnastics team. Police are stumped.


What they do know is that on the night she disappeared, Kayla was hanging out with 24 year old Kevin Kielcheski. They were joyriding around town and smoking pot. Kevin is the last person known to see Kayla alive. He said he dropped Kayla off at her ex-boyfriend's house. The house appeared to be dark and he saw no one around. He drove away without even making sure that the teen made it safely inside the home. Kayla was planning on meeting another friend there. Kayla's ex-boyfriend says that he did not see her that night or any night since then. Kevin was charged with second degree reckless endangerment. Even though he admitted to smoking pot with Kayla and dropping her off, knowing she was under the influence, Kevin has pleaded not guilty. He is out of jail on $2,500 bond.

A hunter called police after he found what looked like a shallow grave in a patch of woods near a farm field in Deerbrook, which is just North of Antigo. The cadaver dogs found nothing. The detective sergeant said that they have done similar searches across Wisconsin, looking for Kayla.
Kayla's family has not and will not given up on her. Hope ordered black bracelets with "Kayla May Berg missing since August 11, 2009" written in hot pink. Those are some of Kayla's favorite colors. Nine months is too long. Hope says that searching for Kayla is her motivation for getting up and that this nightmare will only end when Kayla comes home.

Kayla was about two weeks away from her 16th birthday. She has no history of running away. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She's 5'2 and 108 lbs. She was last seen wearing a red spagetti-straped top, a blue hoodie and jeans. She loves gymnastics. She's very upbeat and friendly. Her mother says that Kayla never goes long without checking in with her.


Anyone with information on Kayla or her whereabouts please called the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or The Antigo Police Dept. at 1-715-627-6411. It's Time to Bring Kayla home.

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