On the night of September 30, 2008, Kellisue Ackernecht left her job as a shift supervisor at the Amsterdam Rite Aid around 9:45 p.m., got into her Saturn sedan, and was never seen again. 

Just a few hours later, her car was found completely engulfed in flames in an area known as Frog Hollow — just blocks from her Johnstown home — parked on a street that wasn't her usual route home.

Kellisue was the family's breadwinner and was deeply involved in her young daughter's school life, including cheerleading and the PTA. Nothing seemed off that night. Then she was simply gone.

Investigators have identified a person of interest — a man whose name appeared on phone records from the day before and the day Kellisue disappeared, who police believe worked with her father-in-law at a business in Mayfield.

As recently as January 2025, state and local police executed a search warrant at a Johnstown apartment building connected to the case, though they came up empty-handed.

After 17 years, Kellisue's daughter Ashley has never stopped fighting for answers. If you know anything — anything at all — please contact the Johnstown Police Department at (518) 736-4021 or the New York State Police. This family deserves closure.

Missing Woman