Right 4: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 47 years; 57 years; 58 years; 63 years
Right 4: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 47 years; 57 years; 58 years; 63 years
Name: Cathy Marie Moulton
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 24, 1971
Location Last Seen: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Date of Birth: June 28, 1955
Age: 16 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 98 lbs
Hair Color: Sandy
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Discoloration on arm, scars on left and right feet, white spot on left elbow, flat moles scattered across back
Dentals: Available - 4 eye teeth removed, wearing braces at time of disappearance, teeth in good condition
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available
Clothing: Navy blue coat; navy blue dress pants; brown leather shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Eyeglasses with dark, thick rims and brown leather clutch purse
Cathy, who planned to go to a dance on the evening of September 24, 1971, at the YMCA, asked her father if he would drop her off downtown so she could buy a new pair of pantyhose and a tube of toothpaste. He dropped her off at Cumberland Avenue sometime between 3 and 4 .M. and headed back to work.
Cathy finished her errands, stopped by a downtown music store, and told a girlfriend she was heading home to get ready for the dance. Cathy then started out on foot down Forest Avenue for the 1.5 mile walk home. She never arrived home and has not been seen since her disappearance.
According to investigators, it is believed Cathy was taken against her will by an older boyfriend and his acquaintance to the Maliseet Tobique First Nations reservation in New Brunswick for a few days in September 1971. They then stayed at a farm in Mars Hill to harvest potatoes. It is theorized she died on the reservation before Thanksgiving of 1971. No one has been charged with Cathy's disappearance and family has had no contact with her since 1971.
Agency Name: Portland Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Paul Murphy
Agency Phone Number: 207-874-8479
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 7160141
NCIC Number: M-724733669
NamUs Case Number: 3977
NCMEC Case Number: 708865
NamUs
NCMEC
Press Herald - Sept. 19, 2021
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03/25/2024 - By: mc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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