KAYLA BERG - 15 yo (2009)- Wausau WI

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kayla berg is still listed as missing at NCMEC

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endangered runaway kayla berg - still missing

The next court appearance for the Langlade County man accused of recklessly
endangering a missing teen is postponed.
24-year old Kevin Kielcheski is the last person known to have been with Kayla Berg of Antigo.
She has been missing for nearly 9 months.
The Antigo Police Chief says his court date has been postponed because they still have more leads to
investigate first.
"We've found some leads that took us out of state and were following up on that," said Chief Eric Roller.
Police say Kielcheski drove Kayla from Antigo to Wausau on August 11, 2009, when she was 15-years old. He
dropped her off near Colonial Manor, and she hasn't been seen since.
Kayla has brown eyes and brown hair is five feet two inches tall, and weighs about 110 pounds. If you
have any information, call 715-627-6411.

All that one Antigo mother wants this holiday, is for her daughter to come home safe.

15-year-old Kayla Berg has been missing for nearly 9 months.

Her mother is ordering bracelets, so no one forgets she still needs to be found.
"They're just going to be black and the writing on it will say Kayla May Berg missing since August 11th
2009, and we put that in a hot pink color cause those are some of her
favorite colors," says Hope Sprenger, Kayla's mom.
The money raised will go to Kayla's reward fund, and the family
should get the first order of bracelets in about two weeks.
She hopes to sell them at local businesses.

Hundreds gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to honor the
missing and their families. Kayla Berg of Antigo, one of those honored.
She has been missing since August of 2009. Her mother, Hope, making
the trip to Madison, lighting a candle in honor of Kayla.
It has been more than nine months since Antigo teen Kayla Berg went
missing. Her mother still searching, still hoping, never giving up. Now,
selling these bracelets so she can raise the reward. They say, Kayla
May Berg Missing 8-11-09.
Sprenger says, "I will never quit. Never. I will continue to do
whatever I can. Whether it be upping her reward, whatever, I will
continue to do whatever, absolutely whatever I need to do to find her."
Every year family and friends of the missing gather for Wisconsin's
missing children and adults awareness ceremony held on the steps of the
state Capitol. It's a day to pay tribute, recognizing the strength and
perseverance of all who keep the memory of the missing alive.
Hope lighting a candle next to Kayla's poster. Sprenger says, "It's
hard to explain your heart drops to your feet when you see your
daughter's picture up there. It's hard to explain, just a sick feeling.
My heart just dropped, it's very sickening."
On her way back from Madison, she stops along the way, dropping off
posters at gas stations. Knowing someone out there knows something,
knowing in her heart Kayla is out there somewhere.
Sprenger says, "I'm a mom. I know it's here, I know 100%. Every day
goes by and it gets longer and longer and longer and I just I can't
imagine that she's not out there somewhere. Somebody has to know
something in my point of view. Somebody has to know something."
The bracelets are $2.00 a piece and again will go toward raising the
reward. You can pick up bracelets throughout the Antigo community
including the Police Department and Fantastic Sams.
Kayla's mom will also be selling bracelets at the races this weekend
at the Langlade County fair grounds.
Next Tuesday, May 25th, is National Missing Children's Day. You're
asked to take 25 minutes that day to talk with your kids about child
safety.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, nearly 800,000 children
were reported missing in a one-year period. That averages out to more
than 2,000 missing children a day.

-Antigo Police confirm that a construction crew found remains this morning
while doing foundation work for a new subdivision near Riverview Golf
Course in Langlade County just outside of Antigo.

The officials are speculating that the remains are human.

The Sheriff's Department and State Crime Lab
investigators are both working the scene.

At this point and with the evidence they have they
don't believe the remains are those of Kayla Berg, the Antigo teen
missing since August 2009.

However officials won't know for sure until the DNA is tested.

The remains found this week at a construction site
outside Antigo are human but most likely at least a century old. The
Langlade County Sheriff says that an anthropologist looked at three bags
of items taken from the site. It included earrings, a medallion, hair
and bone fragments. The anthropologist believes the remains are over
100 years old putting to rest speculation that it might be remains of
missing Antigo teen Kayla Berg.

"We're confident now based on the preliminary
information we got from the anthropologist that this will now shift from
a forensic or a potential criminal investigation to an archaeological
investigation," said Sheriff Bill Greening.

Officials expect to find out the ethnicity of the
person once DNA tests are back. The construction crew was working on
the foundation of a new home Monday morning. The site, a former farm,
is believed to be an Indian burial ground.

The search continues for missing teenager Kayla Berg. August 11th marked the one year anniversary of her disappearance.
Antigo Police and Langlade County Sheriff's investigators continue to follow up on leads, but so far there
is no word on where she may be.
On the anniversary of her disappearance, family and friends came together
for a candlelight vigil at an Antigo Park. They're not giving up hope of finding Kayla.
"It's been horrifying," says Kayla's mom Hope Sprenger. "Lots of sleepless nights, lots of tears, lots of prayers."
"I just wanted to do a vigil to keep her in everyone's mind."
Authorities say a year ago, then 15 year-old Kayla was driven from Antigo to Wausau by Kevin Kielcheski.
She hasn't been seen since.
The 24 year-old Kielcheski is charged with second degree reckless endangerment in her disappearance.
Kayla has brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5'2" tall and weighs about 110 lbs.
For now, family members hold on to their memories of Kayla.
"She was always very peppy and energetic," says Ardis Speanbauer, Kayla's grandmother. "And I just miss
the fact that she isn't coming over and saying 'Hi grandma'."
If you have any information call the Langlade County Sheriff's Department at 715-627-6411.

Kevin Kielcheski's Attorney Withdrawls from Case
A Langlade County man will not head to trial next week in connection to the disappearance of a missing teen.


A Langlade County man will not head to trial next week in connection to the disappearance of a missing teen. Thursday, Kevin Kielcheski's attorney withdrew from the case.
In October 2009, Kielcheski, 25, was charged with 2nd-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety after 16-year-old Kayla Berg went missing on August 11, 2009.
Police say Kielcheski drove Berg from Antigo to Wausau last August. She hasn’t been seen since.
Kielcheski pleaded not guilty in March 2010.
He’s due back in court February 21 for a status conference.

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http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Kevin_Kielcheski_Attorney_Withdrawl_from_Case_115941109.html

A Deerbrook man considered the last person to see Antigo teenager Kayla Berg alive will have to find a new lawyer.
Langlade County Judge Fred Kawalski approved Deborah Hatfield’s motion to withdraw as Kevin Kielcheski’s counsel on Thursday.
Kielcheski is charged with recklessly endangering Berg’s safety in
August 2009 after he admitted smoking marijuana with her, then giving
her a ride to a home in Wausau. Berg was last seen alive August 11,
2009. She is still listed as a missing person.
Kielcheski’s case was supposed to go before a jury this Wednesday.
But the trial has been removed from the court calendar and a status
conference is set for February 21st.
Hatfield did not return a call for comment on Friday afternoon.
A copy of the motion explaining Hatfield’s reasons for withdrawing
from the case was not immediately available from the clerk of court’s
office.
http://wsau.com/news/articles/2011/feb/14/man-charged-missing-teens-case-loses-attorney/

The Antigo Police Department
may have uncovered new clues in the Kayla Berg case. Berg is a missing
teenager from Antigo who disappeared August, 11th, 2009.
Police found items on Kevin Kielcheski's property last week.
Sgt. Dan Duley says things of interest were found,
but it is no indication that Berg was on his property. He wouldn't say what the items are.
Kielcheski, 26, of Deerbrook in Langlade County is charged with
second degree reckless endangerment and
according to police is the last known person to see Berg.
Kielcheski will make a court appearance in June regarding a motion to dismiss the case against him for lack of evidence.

http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Antigo_Police_Find_Items_of_Interest_in_Missing_Teen_Case_122809194.html

June 17, 2011

KAYLA BERG'S FATHER DIES FROM LONG TERM ILLNESS

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Updated: 11:15 AM Jul 28, 2011
Families of Missing Girls Join Forces
The families of two area girls missing for months are joining forces.
Posted: 11:01 PM Jul 27, 2011

The families of two area girls missing for months are joining forces.

Twenty-two-year-old Stephanie Low went missing in Wausau back in October. Nearly two years ago, then 15-year-old Kayla Berg went missing from Antigo.

The families have come together to form Missing Not Forgotten. This week they're at the Langlade County Fair hoping to spread word and that somebody will have new information.

Berg's family unveiled a new age-progressed photo of Kayla, a best-guess at what their daughter might look like today.

"It's very hard, when I first got it I was in lots of tears, lots of mixed emotions," said Hope Sprenger, Kayla's mother. I'm trying to imagine what she would look like and it's very difficult."

"People forget about Steph," said George Low, her father. "Shortly after it happens they have other things to worry about so nobody really thinks about Steph and and this is one way just to keep both their names out there."

Both families ask anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers.

http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Families_of_Missing_Girls_Join_Forces_126299798.html

The Federal Bureau of
Investigation is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to
the arrest and convictions of the individual involved in the crime
related to the disappearance of Kayla May Berg.
Berg was last seen on
August 11, 2009, in Antigo. She was last seen at her father's home
until she was picked up and given a ride from Antigo to Wausau. She was
last seen by Kevin Kielcheski. He has been cleared of charges related to
the case, but police continue to stay in contact with him.



During an August 2011 interview with NewsChannel,
Nate Musolff, Antigo Police Captain, said tips as to her whereabouts
continue to come in, many coming from outside of the state.





Berg is described as a white female, 5’02” (at time
of disappearance), 108lbs (at time of disappearance), brown hair and
brown eyes. Kayla’s ears and navel are pierced. She also has scars on
the right side of her nose and on her right shin.



An Antigo investigator tells
NewsChannel 7 the reward is being offered now, because their department
recently spoke with the FBI about ways to generate new tips.
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