Left and Center: Clitheroe, circa 1973; Right: Age-Progressed to 49 years old (circa 2009)

Dorothy Mildred Clitheroe
Missing since September 20, 1973 from Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: August 6, 1959
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 130 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown eyes; brown hair. Dorothy wears thick oval glasses which become dark in the sunlight.
• Marks, Scars: She has pierced ears and a burn scar on one of her arms; she backed into a hot radiator and the name US Steel was imprinted onto her skin. The letter "U" may have been the only visible sign of the injury by 1973.
• Clothing: She was last seen wearing a white tank top with a pattern of upside down multicolored teardrop shapes and Levi bell-bottom blue jeans with blue and white dotted material sewn in to make the pants wider at the bottom. It is unknown if she was wearing any jewelry when she disappeared.
• Dentals: Not Available
• DNA: Available in CODIS

Circumstances of Disappearance
Clitheroe was last seen was last seen walking toward the restrooms in Cortez Park located at 35th Avenue and Dunlap in Phoenix, Arizona in 1973. She may have traveled to Portland, Oregon or Houston, Texas.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Phoenix Police Department
602-262-6141
Email form

NCMEC #: NCMC942383

Agency Case Number: 73076999

NCIC Number: M-872418694
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Phoenix Police