GA GA - Catherine, 77, & Charles Romer, 73, Brunswick, 8 April 1980

This double missing not is in Namus!

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Catherine Romer and her husband Charles disappeared shortly after checking into the Holiday Inn located along I-95 and U.S. 341 in Brunswick, Georgia. The couple was traveling from their winter home in Miami, Florida to their home in Scarsdale, New York; in their custom black 2-door 1978 Lincoln Continental with New York license plate "CRR-CBR." The car has never been located.

The couple checked into the hotel on Tuesday, April 8, 1980 at 3:51 p.m. They took their belongings to their room. Around 5 p.m. that evening an officer with the Georgia Highway Patrol recalled seeing the couple's car south of Brunswick parked near a group of restaurants. On Friday, April 11th, hotel management notified police that the couple's room had not appeared occupied since they had initially checked in. While searching the room, investigators noted that the last complete entry of Charles' diary was April 7th and that it indicated that the couple planned to be back in New York on April 10th. Mr. Romer was described as "extremely meticulous and unlikely to have deviated from his plan."
A massive search was conducted of back roads and swamps. Helicopters and divers were used but no clues as to the whereabouts of the couple or their car was ever found. Investigators checked restaurants and service stations along 120 miles of interstate between the Florida state line and Savannah. Charles' sons hired a private investigator to facilitate the search. Two theories were formed. One was that the couple was victims of robbery and foul play. The other was that they ran off the road into the swamp, which is quick sand in some areas. Some men fishing near Jekyll Island reported seeing a couple matching the Romers' description. Investigators doubt that it was the Romers due to the timeframe of the sighting.

Charles Romer's sons made annual trips to Georgia to keep the case active. A diver from the initial search continues to search for the Romers and their car. Catherine was declared legally dead in 1985.[h=5]Investigating Agency(s)[/h]If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Glynn County Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Captain Marissa Tindale
Agency Phone Number: 912-554-7802

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Agency Case Number: 80-04-01449
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: Not ListedPlease refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
[h=5]Information Source(s)[/h]
The New York Times (4/20/80; 4/19/81; 10/9/85)
Florida Times Union (12/28/03)
Great Southern Mysteries by E. Randall Floyd

Catherine B. Romer – The Charley Project
Charles Robert Romer – The Charley Project
https://charleyproject.org/case/charles-robert-romer
Last updated March 21, 2021; casefile added.

Details of Disappearance
Charles and his wife of five years, Catherine, disappeared together from Brunswick, Georgia on April 8, 1980. The couple was en route from their winter home in Miami, Florida to their house in Scarsdale, New York, driving a black custom model 1979 Lincoln Continental with the New York license plate number CRR-CBR. They checked into a Holiday Inn along Interstate 95 and U.S. 341 at 3:51 p.m. and took their belongings to their room, Room 149.

At around 5:00 p.m., a Georgia Highway Patrol officer saw the couple's car south of Brunswick near some restaurants. Neither the Romers nor their car were ever seen again.

Hotel management called the police on April 11, as Charles and Catherine had not checked out and Room 149 did not appear to have been occupied since they checked in. Charles kept a detailed travel diary, including notes of what he and his wife ate at every meal; the diary was found in the room, along with the couple's luggage and some potted plants Catherine was taking home to New York. There was one pair of glasses and a book lying on the nightstand next to one of the beds, and financial papers, including checkbook and income tax forms, were spread out on the desk.

An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of the Romers' whereabouts and their car could not be found either. One theory was that someone who wanted to rob the couple followed them up from Miami, killed them and disposed of their car, but there is no actual evidence to support this. Their cases remain unsolved.

SCARSDALE MAN, MISSING 5 YEARS, DECLARED DEAD (Published 1985)

10.09.85
A retired oil-company executive from Scarsdale, who has been missing since 1980 when he and his wife disappeared from a Georgia motel, has been declared dead by a Westchester County surrogate.

The action late last month by Surrogate Evans V. Brewster cleared the way to admit the will of the businessman, Charles R. Romer, to probate. Mr. Romer left an estate valued by his two sons at $1.2 million, according to Robert D. Hazzard, a White Plains lawyer appointed guardian for the estate.

One of the sons, Charles R. Romer Jr. of Mahwah, N.J., said today, ''We just don't have any leads right now at all'' into the disappearances of his father, who was 74 years old in 1980, and his second wife, Catharine, 76.

They were last heard from in a telephone call to one of their sons on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1980, as they prepared to leave a Miami Beach hotel to drive their 1979 Lincoln home to the Scarsdale condominium owned by Mrs. Romer.

On April 8, the couple arrived at the Holiday Inn in Brunswick, registered as guests, unpacked in their room and disappeared. Subsequently, glasses and a bottle of Scotch were found in their room, along with their tax returns. The bed had been turned down.

The family reported later that Mrs. Romer had had with her jewelry worth between $60,000 and $80,000.

New York State law provides that ''a person who has been absent for a continuous period of five years and who cannot be located after a diligent search may be presumed dead when the absence is not otherwise satisfactorily explained,'' Surrogate Brewster wrote.

The petition to bring Mr. Romer's 1975 will to probate was brought by Charles Romer Jr. and his brother, Richard J. Romer, of Wilton, Conn.

Here is a map of the area where the holiday inn was.. iam assuming it’s the same Holiday Inn Map of Hotels near I-95 at US 341, Exit 36 | HotelGuides.com

Anyway to send a request to adventure with purpose to do this case? Knowing them they probably would be able to find the car.

4721DMGA - Charles Robert Romer​

Name: Charles Robert Romer
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 8, 1980
Location Last Seen: Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: August 27, 1906
Age: 73 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray, Thinning
Eye Color: Unknown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Charles Romer and his wife Catherine, disappeared shortly after checking into the Holiday Inn located along I-95 and U.S. 341 in Brunswick, Georgia. The couple was traveling from their winter home in Miami, Florida to their home in Scarsdale, New York; in their custom black 2-door 1978 Lincoln Continental with New York license plate "CRR-CBR." The car has never been located. The couple checked into the hotel on Tuesday, April 8, 1980 at 3:51 p.m. They took their belongings to their room. Around 5 p.m. that evening an officer with the Georgia Highway Patrol recalled seeing the couple's car south of Brunswick parked near a group of restaurants. On Friday, April 11th, hotel management notified police that the couple's room had not appeared occupied since they had initially checked in. While searching the room, investigators noted that the last complete entry of Charles' diary was April 7th and that it indicated that the couple planned to be back in New York on April 10th. Mr. Romer was described as "extremely meticulous and unlikely to have deviated from his plan."

A massive search was conducted of back roads and swamps. Helicopters and divers were used but no clues as to the whereabouts of the couple or their car was ever found. Investigators checked restaurants and service stations along 120 miles of interstate between the Florida state line and Savannah. Charles' sons hired a private investigator to facilitate the search. Two theories were formed. One was that the couple was victims of robbery and foul play. The other was that they ran off the road into the swamp, which is quick sand in some areas. Some men fishing near Jekyll Island reported seeing a couple matching the Romers' description. Investigators doubt that it was the Romers due to the timeframe of the sighting.

Charles Romer was legally declared dead five years after his disappearance. His sons made annual trips to Georgia to keep the case active. A diver from the initial search continues to search for the Romers and their car.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Glynn County Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Captain Marissa Tindale
Agency Phone Number: 912-554-7802
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 80-04-01449

NamUs Case Number: 73871
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)​

The New York Times (4/20/80; 4/19/81; 10/9/85)
Florida Times Union (12/28/03)
Great Southern Mysteries by E. Randall Floyd
Namus

4721DMGA - Charles Robert Romer

3340DFGA - Catherine B. Romer​

Name: Catherine B. Romer
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: April 8, 1980
Location Last Seen: Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: July 20, 1902
Age: 77 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde, Bleached
Eye Color: Unknown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Catherine Romer and her husband Charles disappeared shortly after checking into the Holiday Inn located along I-95 and U.S. 341 in Brunswick, Georgia. The couple was traveling from their winter home in Miami, Florida to their home in Scarsdale, New York; in their custom black 2-door 1978 Lincoln Continental with New York license plate "CRR-CBR." The car has never been located. The couple checked into the hotel on Tuesday, April 8, 1980 at 3:51 p.m. They took their belongings to their room. Around 5 p.m. that evening an officer with the Georgia Highway Patrol recalled seeing the couple's car south of Brunswick parked near a group of restaurants. On Friday, April 11th, hotel management notified police that the couple's room had not appeared occupied since they had initially checked in. While searching the room, investigators noted that the last complete entry of Charles' diary was April 7th and that it indicated that the couple planned to be back in New York on April 10th. Mr. Romer was described as "extremely meticulous and unlikely to have deviated from his plan." Her family reported that she had with her jewelry worth between $60,000 and $80,000

A massive search was conducted of back roads and swamps. Helicopters and divers were used but no clues as to the whereabouts of the couple or their car was ever found. Investigators checked restaurants and service stations along 120 miles of interstate between the Florida state line and Savannah. Charles' sons hired a private investigator to facilitate the search. Two theories were formed. One was that the couple was victims of robbery and foul play. The other was that they ran off the road into the swamp, which is quick sand in some areas. Some men fishing near Jekyll Island reported seeing a couple matching the Romers' description. Investigators doubt that it was the Romers due to the timeframe of the sighting.

Charles Romer's sons made annual trips to Georgia to keep the case active. A diver from the initial search continues to search for the Romers and their car. Catherine was declared legally dead in 1985.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Glynn County Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Captain Marissa Tindale
Agency Phone Number: 912-554-7802
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 80-04-01449

NamUs Case Number: 73872
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)​

The New York Times (4/20/80; 4/19/81; 10/9/85)
Florida Times Union (12/28/03)
Great Southern Mysteries by E. Randall Floyd
Namus

3340DFGA - Catherine B. Romer

Adventures with purpose did a search recently for them.

Out now on EP277 The bizarre disappearance of Charles & Catherine Romer. In 1980, #CharlesRomer & his wife #CatherineRomer disappeared on their way from #Florida back home to #NewYork. The wealthy snowbirds vanished without a trace along w/ their car

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charles-and-catherine-romer/id1264424015?i=1000630566583