Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old, living with her husband, Ronald Backeberg, and their two children, when she vanished from her home on July 7, 1962.© Rapid Search and Rescue Corp.

(AP) - Sixty-two years ago, Audrey Backeberg disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis.

Backeberg went missing after leaving her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, on July 7, 1962, per the Wisconsin Department of Justice. She was just 20 years old, and the mother of two children, CBS News ...

Backeberg walked around the corner away from the bus stop, the person told authorities, and hadn't been seen or heard from since. Audrey Jean Backeberg went missing on July 7, 1962.

Audrey Jean Backeberg, 82, went missing on July 7, 1962, from Reedsburg, a small town about 60 miles northwest of Madison, Wisconsin.

Audrey Backeberg, 82, was just 20 years old when she mysteriously disappeared and left her children behind - but her case has now finally been solved over six decades on ...

Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she first disappeared from her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, in July 1962, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

A Wisconsin woman who was missing for over 60 years was discovered to be "alive and well," according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. Audrey Backeberg, who was reported missing on July 7, 1962 ...

Audrey Backeberg, missing since 1962 from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, has been found alive at age 82. Authorities confirmed she left voluntarily and no foul play was involved in her disappearance.

Sauk County Sheriff's Office says Audrey Backeberg, now in her 80s, is living outside of Wisconsin. The detective who managed to track her down says she "had her reasons for leaving" in July 1962.

“Audrey never returned home and has not been heard from again.” But officials were ultimately able to make contact with Backeberg last week, after a review of the case.