Name: Dorothy Suzanne Carter
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: June 3, 1981
Location Last Seen: Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: February 28, 1952
Age: 29 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 110-120 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde; dyed
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: nee Adams; Dorothy Sylvester; Dottie
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Large scars on left hip, thigh, and abdomen; diagnosed with cancer at age 26 with full hysterectomy; fractured femur in 1978; alcoholic
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Dorothy Carter called her daughter collect the afternoon of June 3, 1981, asking if she wanted her stepfather to bring her and her brother anything home from McDonalds. That was the last time anyone spoke to her.
Dorothy had made plans to meet her ex-husband to discuss the living arrangements for their daughter. She and her current husband were having relationship problems and it's theorized Dorothy was possibly planning "something." She never showed up.
A missing persons report was not filed for years. The only items missing from her apartment were a clock radio and the clothing she was wearing.
Dorothy's daughter contacted Social Security and learned her mother hadn't used her social security number since 1979.
Agency Name: Lawrence Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 978-794-5900
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 19001295
NamUs Case Number: 3251
NamUs
Family Member
Added: 2005; Last Updated: 01/15/2024 - By: hb
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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