The Brief
- A red SUV involved in a weekend wrong-way crash belonged to Sandra Eckert, the Franklin woman missing since March 2021.
- Her husband, Wesley Eckert — a person of interest in the disappearance — was driving the SUV and cited for driving the wrong way.
- Sandra Eckert’s daughter says the crash is a painful reminder that the case remains unsolved, and her mother has never been found.
FRANKLIN, Wis. – A weekend wrong-way crash has resurfaced painful memories for the family of Sandra Eckert, the Franklin woman missing since March 2021.
What we know:
Eckert’s daughter, Kelsey Eckert, confirmed the red SUV involved in Saturday’s crash on I-94 was her mother’s vehicle. She said the driver was her father, Wesley Eckert – Sandra’s husband and a person of interest in the ongoing homicide investigation into her disappearance.
“My heart just sank, like so many things went through my mind at once, ’cause it was just a video, with no context,” Kelsey Eckert said. “Obviously heartbroken. You know, that car shouldn’t be on the road. He shouldn’t be on the road.”…