Crime & Safety

Authorities ID Unconscious Mystery Woman Found in Oakland Co. (Updated)

Stephanie Lynn Yeider, 38, of Waterford Township, was found late last week along a road in Independence Township.

UPDATED (8:28 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10)
Authorities have identified the unconscious woman found on an Oakland County road last week, according to a Royal Oak Daily Tribune report.

»Via The Royal Oak Daily Tribune

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Stephanie Lynn Yeider, 38, of Waterford Township, had been missing since Friday, the report stated. Yeider’s friend contacted the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office after seeing a Facebook post about an unidentified mystery woman found at 6 p.m. July 7, near the intersection of Andersonville Road and Curtis Lane in Independence Township, the report added.

Sheriff’s detectives went to Yeider’s home and spoke with her boyfriend, who ID’ed her, the report stated. The boyfriend told investigators that he didn’t report Yeider missing because she had a history of leaving home without telling anyone where she was going, the report added.

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Yeider is still unconscious and in intensive care at McClaren Hospital-Oakland, and doctors are unsure what is wrong with her, the report stated.

ORIGINAL STORY

Oakland County authorities haven’t been able to identify a woman found unconscious on a county road last week and are seeking the public’s help, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

»Via the Detroit Free Press

The woman was found around 6 p.m. July 7, near the intersection of Andersonville Road and Curtis Lane in Independence Township, the report stated. She didn’t have an ID on her, and her fingerprints weren’t in the national fingerprint system, the report added.

The woman, who is unconscious at McLaren Hopsital-Oakland, is described as follows:

  • about 40 years old
  • white with shoulder-length, dark-brown hair
  • about 5’4” and 220 pounds

She was found wearing glasses and has no marks, scars or tattoos, the report added.

Anyone with information about the woman should contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4911.

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