Melissa Waynette is from Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, United States. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She and her former husband Tyler Schindley have two sons who used to live with him and his new wife Krista Schindley in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA.
2. From 1992 to 1997, she attended Temple Christian School in Mansfield, Ohio.
3. In 1999, she moved to Sunbury, Ohio.
4. In 2001, she moved to Lucas, Ohio. In 2003, she moved to Edison, Ohio.
5. In 2007, she moved to Norwalk, Ohio. She moved to Sandusky, Ohio in 2008 and to Milan, Ohio in 2009.
6. In 2010, she moved back to Sandusky.
7. In 2013, she moved to Lemoore, California, USA then to Huron, Ohio.
8. In 2014, she moved to Berlin Heights, Ohio. From May 2014 to January 2019, she was a Sephora inside JCPenney retail sales manager.
9. In 2016, she moved back to Huron.
10. In 2019, she moved to Mentor. From January 2019 to May 2021, she worked for Progressive Insurance as an insurance agent.
11. In 2021, one of her sons living in Griffin with Tyler and Krista escaped and tracked her down through social media. In May 2021, she became an insurance supervisor at Progressive Insurance.
12. In March 2023, her other son living in Griffin with Tyler and Krista was returned to her.
13. She was 43 years old when Tyler and Krista were arrested on May 16, 2023 and each charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, false imprisonment, two counts of battery and three counts of cruelty to children.