Melissa Sue Flores

Date of Last Contact: January 27, 2007

Location of Disappearance: Cordell, Oklahoma

Physical Characteristics: 5′ 5″ tall, approximately 120 – 125 pounds, 27 year old, Latino female. Melissa has curly brown hair. She has brown eyes. There is a birthmark on her right thumb. She also has a scar on her abdomen. Additionally, she has a tattoo of a dragonfly on her lower back.

Last Seen Wearing: Black top, jeans, and black boots

Investigating Agency: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

(580) 248-4050

Melissa Sue Flores was last seen alive in the early morning hours of January 27th, 2007 in Cordell, Oklahoma. The night before, on January 26th, she attended a party in Clinton with Shannon Long. She has not been heard from since.

At the time, Melissa was living with Ronnie Denny, the father of her youngest child, with whom she had an on-and-off relationship spanning several years. Upon discovering that Denny had been involved with both her and Shannon simultaneously, the two women planned to meet up together to teach him a lesson. Melissa left her children with her sister-in-law and headed to meet Shannon.

According to Shannon, Melissa and two other men spent time at the party. One of the men testified to talking with Melissa in the early hours of January 27th, during which she mentioned returning to Cordell with Shannon Long and the other man. Shannon stated that she parted ways with Melissa around 4-5 am, with Melissa expressing her intention to pick up her kids.

By 8 am, Melissa had missed numerous calls from her sister-in-law, and she failed to pick up her children. Concerned family members visited Denny’s residence and found Melissa’s vehicle parked there with her purse inside, but Melissa was missing.

In 2015, authorities convicted Ronnie Denny of Melissa’s murder after a friend testified that they had disposed of a trunk allegedly containing Melissa’s body. Despite conducting searches in the areas specified by the friend, authorities found no trunk, rifle parts, or evidence of Melissa’s remains. In a no-body case, the court tried Ronnie, sentenced him to life without parole, and he still claims innocence. Melissa’s body remains missing to this day.

At the time of her disappearance, Melissa was a 27-year-old mother of three young children. Her family and children want answers. If you have any information about Melissa Flores, her body, or details related to her disappearance, please contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at 580-832-3424. You can also submit a tip anonymously to your local law enforcement agency.