The Disappearance of Andi Wagner

24-year-old Andi Wagner was last seen in Evansville, Indiana on August 6, 2022. She disappeared after she left her grandparents home to visit a friend.

Background

Andi Madison Wagner was born on June 9, 1998. She is originally from Vernon, Texas.

In 2022, Andi was living with her grandparents in a house on Stanford Drive in Evansville, Indiana. She had plans to move in with her mother in Wichita Falls, Texas, who had promised to come get her by the end of August 2022.

Disappearance

On August 6, 2022, Andi Wagner was last seen leaving her grandparents home in the 3700 block of Stanford Drive in Evansville, Indiana.

Andi briefly came home that day to pack a bag and spoke to her younger sister for ten minutes. She said that she was excited about her upcoming move to Texas, but did not disclose where she was going or who she was with.

Andi never showed up after that day and has never been heard from again. On August 12, 2022, her family filed a missing person’s report with the Evansville Police Department.

Investigation

Authorities initially stated that Andi Wagner was homeless and had a history of staying in the Evansville area, as well as the surrounding towns of Newburgh and Oakland City in Indiana.

According to her family, Andi struggled with drug addiction at the time of her disappearance, but was making an effort to turn her life around and reached out to her mother with a desire to live with her in Texas.

House Searched in Oakland City

On May 7, 2024, authorities went searched a home in the 11000 block of County Road 200 South, near Franklin Street in Oakland City, Indiana, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the disappearance of Andi Madison Wagner.

Authorities stated that three locations in nearby sites were also searched after the FBI received a tip regarding Andi’s disappearance. A collection of evidence was sent to the state lab for testing.

On May 20, 2024, 29-year-old Kyle Aaron Dersch was arrested by police for alleged firearms offenses, which include a charge of possession of a firearm by a serious violent offender.

Kyle Aaron Dersch, of Oakland City, lived in the house which was previously searched by authorities. His name had been listed in Andi’s initial missing person report but he was not publicly named as a person of interest or suspect.

Whereabouts

Foul play is suspected in Andi Madison Wagner’s disappearance. The circumstances of Andi’s disappearance remain unclear and her case is currently classified as missing. Her case remains unsolved.

Appearance

Physical Description:
White female born on June 9, 1998. Andi has brown hair, brown eyes, stands 5’4 tall, and weighs 125 pounds.

Distinctive Physical Features:
Andi has multiple tattoos including a dream catcher and a rose on her left forearm with “Elane Dora” written above, “Joshua Wayne Brown” in black script on her left forearm with Roman numerals MCMXCVMMXXI in red ink, a small rocket on her left ankle, and tattoos on her fingers. Her ears are pierced.

Clothing and accessories:
Andi was last seen wearing an orange tank top and jeans.

Investigating Agency

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Andi Madison Wagner please contact the Evansville Police Department at (812) 436-7896. Agency Case Number: 22-15858