Name: Katherine O'Neil Anderson
Case Classification: Involuntary
Missing Since: April 20, 1979
Location Last Seen: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Date of Birth: November 16, 1954
Age: 24 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 100-110 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde/strawberry/light brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Kitty
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has a small scar over her left eye.
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Pink, pullover v-neck sweater with a blouse underneath; greenish blue, corduroy slacks and Dr. Scholl's sandals.
Jewelry: Silver bracelet, silver ring with blue stone, silver band, white and brown bead necklace.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Anderson was employed at Deze's Restaurant on the Eastern Shore, in Chester, Maryland in 1979.
On April 20, 1979, Anderson traveled to Annapolis, Maryland to have repair work done on her vehicle. Anderson picked up her vehicle from the Tate Dodge Dealer .
The normally reliable student had telephoned her boyfriend from the automobile dealership where she picked up her van and was supposed to drive straight to the restaurant where she worked as a waitress. She had to be at work at 16.00, but she apparently never went back across the Bay Bridge.
When Anderson didn't show up for work and didn't call, her family knew something was wrong.
A search of the area by persons hired by her boyfriend located the vehicle on the parking lot East Park Shopping Center in Glen Burnie, MD. From the mileage logged at Tate Dodge while it was being serviced, police were able to tell the van had been driven 45 miles before it was found in the parking lot.
Anderson, a University of Maryland student, whose parents live outside Boston, Massachusetts, was never seen again despite an air and ground search. She and her boyfriend, with whom she lived in Chester were to leave that night for a family reunion in Pennsylvania. Anderson is from Marblehead, Mass., but had been living in Maryland since December.
Police believe the woman had no credit cards and $20 cash with her at the time of her disappearance.
Authorities believe that Anderson may have been taken against her will.
Agency Name: Maryland State Police-Easton
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Mark Miller
Agency Phone Number: (410) 822-3101
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: K8002501
NamUs Case Number: MP1721
NCIC Case Number: M-39746765
Maryland State Police
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 02-16-2023 - By: kc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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