A Wisconsin community is reeling as police name a prime suspect in the chilling disappearance of a pregnant college student, a case built on the victim’s own secret diary and a trail of suspicious evidence. Nineteen-year-old Amber Wy, a pre-med student at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, vanished without a trace following a minor car crash, leaving behind a mystery that now points toward homicide.
The case took a critical turn when investigators discovered Amber’s personal diary, which revealed she was approximately four and a half months pregnant. Within its pages, she detailed a tumultuous relationship with the alleged father, 21-year-old highway construction worker Matthew Schneider, who she claimed was pressuring her to get an abortion. “He wanted Amber to have an abortion. He didn’t want anything to do with it,” said the teen’s aunt, Lori Enard.
Authorities say Schneider, who was engaged to another woman at the time, repeatedly denied any romantic involvement with Amber, telling police he had only spoken to her twice. However, phone records tell a different story, showing approximately 60 contacts between the two. “We’ve pretty much been able to prove that that was a lie,” said one investigator, noting the diary’s graphic details of a months-long 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 relationship.
The disappearance began after Amber sustained a concussion in a fender-bender on her way to class. Though she spoke to her father, Steve Wy, throughout that day complaining of a headache, she failed to wake up for class the next morning. Her apartment was empty, and her car was missing. Days later, her vehicle was found unlocked near Lambeau Field with her purse in the trunk and phone plugged into the charger.
Crucially, the driver’s seat was pushed all the way back—a position the 5’2” Amber would never use. Furthermore, nearly 900 unexplained miles were found on the odometer since its last service. “We don’t know how those miles got on there,” Steve Wy stated. Police have largely ruled out the possibility Amber left on her own. “We’ve pretty much ruled it a homicide,” said Green Bay Police.
The diary provided a potential motive. Amber had confronted Schneider’s fiancĂ©e about the pregnancy and even sent a letter to his mother. Police believe Schneider was desperate to keep the 𝒶𝒻𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇 and pregnancy secret. “He didn’t want the pregnancy. She was not willing to terminate it,” an investigator summarized.
Newly unsealed court documents name Matthew Schneider as the prime suspect. Police have executed multiple searches, including digs along Highway 29, where Schneider worked construction, and on his family farm, though no body has been found. Schneider has refused to take a polygraph, declined to provide an alibi for the day Amber disappeared, and has stopped speaking to police.
In an exclusive attempt to get answers, Crime Watch Daily correspondent Jason Mata confronted Schneider. “Why won’t you take a polygraph or answer any basic questions from the cops?” Mata asked. Schneider replied, “I have nothing to say,” before driving away. The FBI is now assisting in the investigation.
Amber’s family is left clinging to her memory and the grandchild they will never meet. “If it was a girl, her name was going to be Alexandria,” said her cousin, Nicole, who later named her own daughter Alexandra in tribute. Steve Wy expressed a father’s anguish, stating his only desire is to find his daughter. “Just where she is so we can put her to rest.”
Authorities urge anyone with information on Amber Wy’s disappearance to contact the Green Bay Area tip line anonymously at 1-920-432-7867. The search for answers—and for Amber—continues.