| Age at missing | 27 years old |
| Case ID | gretchen-eve-fleming |
| City en | Parkersburg |
| City geo ID | 4817641 |
| City slug | parkersburg |
| Classification | Endangered Missing |
| Classification en | Endangered Missing |
| County en | |
| County fips ref | 54107 |
| County slug | wood-county |
| Created at | 2026-01-12T14:28:26+00:00 |
| Date of birth | 1994-12-24 |
| Disappearance details | Fleming was last seen leaving My Way Lounge at Fifth and Juliana streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia in the early morning hours of December 4, 2022. She was accompanied by Preston Pierce at the time. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing eight days later. Pierce, a former law enforcement officer who previously used the name Darrell Lott, is considered a person of interest in Fleming's disappearance, but he has never been charged in connection with hit. He admitted that Fleming had been in his car, but he refused to say anything more. Fleming had moved from North Carolina back home to West Virginia to live with her grandparents shortly before she was last seen. She was working at the H&M clothing store in Grand Central Mall; she had only had the job for a few weeks. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Parkersburg Police Department 304-424-8444 Source Information NamUs Federal Bureau of Investigation And Then They Were Gone The Parkersburg News and Sentinel The West Virginia Metro News WCHS 8 KFOX 14 Generation Why Podcast Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 3, 2025; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details en | Fleming was last seen leaving My Way Lounge at Fifth and Juliana streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia in the early morning hours of December 4, 2022. She was accompanied by Preston Pierce at the time. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing eight days later. Pierce, a former law enforcement officer who previously used the name Darrell Lott, is considered a person of interest in Fleming's disappearance, but he has never been charged in connection with hit. He admitted that Fleming had been in his car, but he refused to say anything more. Fleming had moved from North Carolina back home to West Virginia to live with her grandparents shortly before she was last seen. She was working at the H&M clothing store in Grand Central Mall; she had only had the job for a few weeks. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Parkersburg Police Department 304-424-8444 Source Information NamUs Federal Bureau of Investigation And Then They Were Gone The Parkersburg News and Sentinel The West Virginia Metro News WCHS 8 KFOX 14 Generation Why Podcast Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 3, 2025; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details word count | 194 |
| Distinguishing marks | White female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Fleming has a tattoo on her upper back of a map of the world. |
| Distinguishing marks en | White female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Fleming has a tattoo on her upper back of a map of the world. |
| Full name | Gretchen Eve Fleming |
| Full name en | Gretchen Eve Fleming |
| Height | 5'2 |
| ID | 4658 |
| Investigating agency | Parkersburg Police Department 304-424-8444 Source Information NamUs Federal Bureau of Investigation And Then They Were Gone The Parkersburg News and Sentinel The West Virginia Metro News WCHS 8 KFOX 14 Generation Why Podcast |
| Missing since | 2022-12-04 |
| Official last updated | 2025-06-03 |
| Official update count | 1 |
| Official update history | casefile added. |
| Path | west-virginia/wood-county/parkersburg |
| Race | White |
| Race en | White |
| Sex | Female |
| Source info | NamUs Federal Bureau of Investigation And Then They Were Gone The Parkersburg News and Sentinel The West Virginia Metro News WCHS 8 KFOX 14 Generation Why Podcast |
| State en | West Virginia |
| State ref | WV |
| State slug | west-virginia |
| Status | active |
| Updated at | 2026-01-12T14:28:26+00:00 |
| URL path | west-virginia/wood-county/parkersburg |
| Weight | 125 pounds |
Fleming was last seen leaving My Way Lounge at Fifth and Juliana streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia in the early morning hours of December 4, 2022. She was accompanied by Preston Pierce at the time. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing eight days later. Pierce, a former law enforcement officer who previously used the name Darrell Lott, is considered a person of interest in Fleming’s disappearance, but he has never been charged in connection with hit. He admitted that Fleming had been in his car, but he refused to say anything more. Fleming had moved from North Carolina back home to West Virginia to live with her grandparents shortly before she was last seen. She was working at the H&M clothing store in Grand Central Mall; she had only had the job for a few weeks. Her disappearance remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Parkersburg Police Department 304-424-8444 Source Information NamUs Federal Bureau of Investigation And Then They Were Gone The Parkersburg News and Sentinel The West Virginia Metro News WCHS 8 KFOX 14 Generation Why Podcast Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 3, 2025; casefile added.