Wendy Camp

[crystaldawn]

I'm sure most of you remember the case about the mother that disappeared with her daughter and sister-in-law after a visit with her son. My opinion is the ex-husband and ex-mother-in-law killed the three. I came across an interesting on a websleuths.com board from someone who was somewhat involved in the investigation I thought you guys might be interested in reading it.

On Friday, May 29, 1992, 22-year-old Wendy Camp, her daughter 6-year-old Cynthia Britto, and Camp’s sister-in-law, 23-year-old Lisa Kregear disappeared after visiting Camp’s son in Shamrock, Oklahoma. Camp’s husband said Wendy called him during the afternoon of May 29, 1992. Camp said she was calling from a pay phone in Shamrock, and was on her way home. None of the three has been seen or heard from since. The Oklahoma City Police Department requested OSBI assistance.

I was involved in a professional capacity with Wendy and her daughter Cynthia prior to their disappearance. Wendy had been in a custody battle with her ex-husband who had basically taken and not returned their child at birth claiming that her MS made her incapable of giving good care to him. He (the ex)and his mother had gone to great lengths to block visitation and access to the child.

Through the courts, after a protracted struggle, she was finally awarded visitation and went to see her son and took her sister -in-law with her(for protection) and her daugher Cynthia. Prior to going, she expressed concerns for her safety and was warned to be very careful as these people had a history of violent acting out.

When she did not return, I was contacted by her husband. Given what I knew about Wendy's concerns and her ex's threats, I contacted law enforcement officials and during a very long weekend they ignored Wendy's family and my plea to look into the situation closely. I felt that we were basically stone walled. They insisted that she probably just wandered off and no one would follow up. Atr the time I thought that if these people were the relatives of the Gaylords (big newpaper family) or anyone with power and name recognition,,,,that the officers would be out looking for them and spraying Luminal all over the cars and homes of the ex mother in law and ex husband.

After some time, I was contacted by the OSBI. Their supposition, and what I know in my heart to be true, is that the ex-husband was involved in their disappearance and that the bodies were buried somewhere south of Tulsa never to be found. Without bodies, they could not assume murder. The OSBI was unable to receive any cooperation from local law enforcement it seems because the ex's mother-in-law had embarassing information on local officials that precluded their cooperation with OSBI. If you remember, the mother-in-law is the one who claims to have dropped the three off at their parked car and therefore was the last person to see them. The car was found in that parking lot and the story spread that she had hooked up with some truck driver. This is not true at all . This was just not something Wendy would do.

Wendy's parents continued her fight and eventually were awarded custody of her son. He must be in his early 20's by now.

I keep a photo of Cynthia to this day. It sits in my desk and I think of what a sweet child she was and about how easy it is to just disappear of the face of the earth. This case left two other small children mother less as well. I know Wendy's parents must continue to miss her terribly.