OH OH - Dorothy Douglas, 42, Cincinnati, 26 Aug 1998

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The Doe Network:
Case File 2299DFOH

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2299dfoh.html

Dorothy Douglas
Missing since August 26, 1998 from Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Classification: Endangered Missing


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Vital Statistics

•Date Of Birth: October 31, 1955
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 42 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 120 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Black female. Black hair; brown eyes.
•Fingerprints: Available


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Dorothy Douglas was last seen in Cincinnati, OH on August 26, 1998.
The Walnut Hills woman left without a car, without her clothes and without money. Her food stamp card was last used September 9.
She has a criminal history of crack-cocaine use and prostitution.

Dorothy Douglas had been staying in Westwood with a friend. Her family says she was a daily crack cocaine user, and no matter how much she strayed, she always stopped by her mother's and kept in touch with the family. She usually walked the streets in Walnut Hills. She had no car and few possessions.

Ms. Douglas has two children and two grandchildren. Years ago, she had a steady job in the nursing field. She enjoyed homemaking and gardening. Her family said her life hit a downward spiral when her husband was killed in 1982 in a stabbing that was never solved.


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

Cincinnati Police Department
Detective Mary Lou Elfers-Waller
513-352-3536

Agency Case Number: 1998-1524

NCIC Number: M-220981325
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Cincinnati Police Department
The Cincinnati Enquirer

http://www.ohiomissingadults.com/Default.asp?pagenum=7
No Picture at link but the following info snipped:
Dorothy Marie Douglas
AKA: Ms. Dot / Dorothy Mitchell

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/douglas_dorothy.html
More details of Ms. Dot's circumstances at Charley Project.

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/2744/0/
NamUs Profile:
Dental: NA
DNA: Sample available, not yet submitted
Fingerprints: Available and entered

Dorothy has been missing 12 years now. She is missed. Come home soon.
 

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1998 article:

The heartache of having a missing child is bad enough. What's worse for Pauline Harden is that no one seems to care.

Her daughter, Dorothy Douglas, turned 43 on Thursday. There was no celebration. Only waiting and praying...

Her life hit a downward spiral when her husband was killed in 1982 in a stabbing that was never solved. The next year, her brother was presumed drowned in Tennessee, and his body was never found. Her family has contacted her friends, hung out in the drug circles Dorothy Douglas frequented, and posted fliers in churches and bars.

But just because Dorothy Douglas was a drug addict doesn't make her family love her any less.

"She's a person outside of being an addict," said Lisa Douglas, a recovering addict herself. "She's a person that people love, and we want to know if she's OK."


http://enquirer.com/editions/1998/10/30/loc_missing30.html
 

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Douglas, circa 1998
  • Missing Since 08/26/1998
  • Missing FromCincinnati, Ohio
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race Black
  • Date of Birth 10/31/1955 (68)
  • Age 42 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'5, 125 pounds

  • Medical Conditions Douglas was in poor health at the time of her August 1998 disappearance, and she was also addicted to crack cocaine.

  • Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Douglas's first name may be spelled "Dorthy." Her nickname is Dot, and she may use the last name Mitchell.

Details of Disappearance​

Douglas stayed with a friend in Westwood, Ohio during late August 1998. She routinely walked the streets of the Walnut Hills area of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Her last known address is listed in 1960 block of Kinney Avenue in Cincinnati. Her family members said that she used crack cocaine on a daily basis at the time. She has a criminal record for drug use and prostitution offenses.

Douglas was last seen in the Walnut Hills area on August 26, 1998. She has never been heard from again. Her relatives said that she did not take any of her personal belongings with her, including additional clothing or money.

Douglas did not have access to a vehicle at the time of her disappearance. Her family members learned that her food stamp card was used for the last time on September 9, 1998.

Douglas worked as a nurse during the 1970s and early 1980s. She has two children and two grandchildren. Her loved ones said that her life hit a downward spiral after her husband was stabbed to death in an unsolved 1982 incident. Her brother disappeared in Tennessee during the following year and is presumed drowned, although his remains have never been recovered.

Douglas maintained regular contact with her family members until the date of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

  • Cincinnati Police Department
  • 513-352-3536
  • 513-352-3542

Source Information​

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated September 15, 2010; middle name, height and weight added, distinguishing characteristics and medical conditions updated.
 

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