Bayerl, DonnaMae Bourgeois

Date Missing: May 6, 1979

From: Muskego, Waukesha County

Date of Birth: June 22, 1940
Age: 38 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130-150 lbbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown

25 exclusions

Case Holder: Muskego Police Department

(262) 679-4130

Agency Case Number 79270

Parents: Ernest Bougeois & Marie Cote

Details of Disappearance

Bayerl was last seen at her home on W133 S6582 Fennimore Lane in Muskego on May 6, 1979. According to her husband she left the home after a quarrel and drove off in the family car. The car was returned that night. When the children woke up the next morning, Dona was gone. She was reported as missing by her husband on May 9, 1979. Police believe she did not leave of her own free will. Police found blood in the garage, determined to be Dona Bayerl's. Dona was declared legally dead in 1986.

In June 2019, John Bayerl was found guilty of first degree murder of DonaMae. On August 30, 2019, John Bayerl was sentenced to life in prison for her murder. Her body has not been recovered.