Mar 31, 2025

Silver Alert: Kansas woman missing for over a week

Posted Mar 31, 2025 8:52 PM
Photo Lawrence Police
Photo Lawrence Police

DOUGLAS COUNTY – The Lawrence Police Department requested the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Lawrence woman, according to a media release from police.

The whereabouts of 74-year-old Wanda Dyer are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her. The Lawrence Police Department issued a local alert for Dyer over one week ago and she has not been located. She is believed to be on foot and may be heading east towards Eudora and Kansas City.

Dyer is a black female who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 117 pounds. She has brown eyes and grey hair. Dyer was last seen wearing a black coat with a pink lining, a hoodie, multi-colored pants, and a backpack. Dyer experiences confusion and memory issues.

If you see Wanda Dyer, please call 911 immediately. If you have other information about her whereabouts, call the Douglas County dispatch at 785-843-0250.