SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
Former Member
Missing Since: July 6, 1967 from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 5 years old
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Black hair, dark brown eyes
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A blue and white striped pullover shirt, light green shorts, white socks and blue canvas sneakers.
Details of Disappearance
Judith was last seen at her home in the 1100 block of north Meta in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma sometime before 9:00 p.m. on July 6, 1967. She has never been heard from again. The day after her disappearance, one of her shoes was found next to an abandoned house half a block from her home. Authorities believe Judith was abducted and lost the shoe in her struggle with the kidnapper(s). No other trace of her was located inspite of an extensive search.
Judith's brother, Mark Elwell, stated he believed his sister's abduction was planned. He said he saw a suspicious vehicle, described as a big black car, near the home three weeks before Judith went missing, and the driver, a man, also followed Mark on his newspaper route. Mark believes the driver was Judith's abductor and was "casing" the house. Mark says he saw the same vehicle at the home on the night Judith went missing. Mark's theory has not been substantiated.
Almost a month later, on August 3, Brenda White disappeared from St. Patrick Drive in Midwest City, Oklahoma. A photograph of her is posted below this case summary. She was five years old. Her remains were found in a shallow grave in a field outside an abandoned house eleven miles from her home in November 1967. White's homicide remains unsolved. It may be connected to Judith's disappearance; both girls were in the same age group and disappeared from the same area within the same timespan. In addition, both girls were from the same family background and lived in similar neighborhoods, they physically resembled one another and they had both been warned against talking to strangers. However, the girls did not know one another and there is no hard evidence that White's killer also kidnapped Judith.
Judith's parents are both deceased; Mark is her only surviving relative. White's police casefile is believed to have been accidentally destroyed in a flood, and Judith's police casefile was also misplaced or destroyed sometime after 1967, but both girls' cases remain open and unsolved.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Midwest City Police Department
405-739-1317