NC NC - Cynthia 'Lori' Perry, 17, Wake County, 21 June 1985

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Lori has been missing for over 25 years...

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Cynthia Lorraine Perry, 17, Missing since June 21, 1985 from Wake County, NC

Cynthia Lorraine Perry
Missing since June 21, 1985 from Wake County, North Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: May 7, 1968
Age at Time of Disappearance: 17 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 125 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Pierced ears.
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available
AKA: Lori

Circumstances of Disappearance

Lori was living in a group home in Raleigh. She had been dealing with family and other issues and had been living out of her home off and on since the age of 14. She and her mother spoke on the phone and argued because Lori wanted to attend a party.

Approximately 15 minutes later, the staff called her mother to let her know that Lori had gone.

Two weeks later she called her Mom to let her know she was OK and that she wouldn't come to see her until she was 18. She said she was free of drugs and OK. It was the last time Lori and her mother would speak.

Lori has never been seen or heard from again.

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

Raleigh Police Department
Detective Zeke Morse
919-996-1027

Agency Case Number: P85-104612

Source Information:
Raleigh Police Department
The Doe Network: Case File 491DFNC

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UPDATED LINK / Google cache
 
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Bumping this case up. There has been some discussion on these boards about Larry Gene Bell, who was convicted of (and later executed for) murdering a girl in NC in 1985. He is known to have murdered a 9 year-old girl as well two weeks later.

Some consider Bell a suspect in the disappearance of Priscilla Blevins and Denise Porch of Charlotte, NC who both went missing in July of 1975. Bell lived very close to both girls.

Is it possible that Cynthia Perry was another of his victims?
 
Updated Cynthia Perry NamUs link



Her photo.

Are there any family contacts? I'm curious if the phone call was ever traced. Can they get more photos? I'm curious about the reported heart tattoo & if she in fact did have one.
 

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Just a few days past 29 years missing.
 
Is there anyone still looking at this missing person? I haven't been able to find anything .My interest in the Lori Erica Kennedy-Ruff/Unidentified woman from Longview Texas case has really got me curious. There is a pretty significant facial resemblance between the two! http://imgur.com/zCqQUuC
The circumstances surrounding Cynthia "Lori" (Cynthia's nickname, her middle name is Lorraine) running away could lead to the resurfacing under a new identity that happened in the Lori Kennedy-Ruff situation.
I would be interested to know if there is further information about Cynthia out there, aside from NAMUS, the Doe Network & on here. It doesn't appear that anyone looked for her once she disappeared, which again, fits right in with the complete absence of anyone looking for the person known as Lori Kennedy-Ruff. Here is Lori Kennedy-Ruffs websleuths- there is a surprising amount of information and speculation about who she is. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?522-Mysterious-woman-from-Longview-Texas

Hopefully someone is looking for this girl! Even if these women do not turn out to be the same person I would be interested to know more about her and look into her disappearance further.
 
Is there anyone still looking at this missing person? I haven't been able to find anything .My interest in the Lori Erica Kennedy-Ruff/Unidentified woman from Longview Texas case has really got me curious. There is a pretty significant facial resemblance between the two! http://imgur.com/zCqQUuC
The circumstances surrounding Cynthia "Lori" (Cynthia's nickname, her middle name is Lorraine) running away could lead to the resurfacing under a new identity that happened in the Lori Kennedy-Ruff situation.
I would be interested to know if there is further information about Cynthia out there, aside from NAMUS, the Doe Network & on here. It doesn't appear that anyone looked for her once she disappeared, which again, fits right in with the complete absence of anyone looking for the person known as Lori Kennedy-Ruff. Here is Lori Kennedy-Ruffs websleuths- there is a surprising amount of information and speculation about who she is. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?522-Mysterious-woman-from-Longview-Texas

Hopefully someone is looking for this girl! Even if these women do not turn out to be the same person I would be interested to know more about her and look into her disappearance further.

Her family has to be somewhere, NamUs has a DNA sample. Turn her in to FLEK's case
 
Is there anyone still looking at this missing person? I haven't been able to find anything .My interest in the Lori Erica Kennedy-Ruff/Unidentified woman from Longview Texas case has really got me curious. There is a pretty significant facial resemblance between the two! http://imgur.com/zCqQUuC
The circumstances surrounding Cynthia "Lori" (Cynthia's nickname, her middle name is Lorraine) running away could lead to the resurfacing under a new identity that happened in the Lori Kennedy-Ruff situation.
I would be interested to know if there is further information about Cynthia out there, aside from NAMUS, the Doe Network & on here. It doesn't appear that anyone looked for her once she disappeared, which again, fits right in with the complete absence of anyone looking for the person known as Lori Kennedy-Ruff. Here is Lori Kennedy-Ruffs websleuths- there is a surprising amount of information and speculation about who she is. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?522-Mysterious-woman-from-Longview-Texas

Hopefully someone is looking for this girl! Even if these women do not turn out to be the same person I would be interested to know more about her and look into her disappearance further.

There's a height discrepancy. FLEK was really tall and this Lori (Perry) was 5ft 5in.
 
There's a height discrepancy. FLEK was really tall and this Lori (Perry) was 5ft 5in.
I thought that as well, except LEK listed height as 5'6" on one ID & it varied from each ID. Also, are we positive that CP height was accurate?
 
Just bumping this up. I somehow googled my way to an amazing likeness of CP. In looking for potential relatives I found a woman currently living in Raleigh NC, working in real estate. Her name is even Cynthia Perry ______ (she's married now), initials are still CP. I don't know how much of this breadcrumb trail I've left here is allowable, but certainly no one should attempt to contact! It's really an incredible coincidence, but with recent cases I've seen with more than one person with the same name in a family...
 
Hi Everyone. I follow the Valentine Jane Doe case, FL- Big Coppitt Key Doe 1991
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-Key-Valentine-Jane-Doe-49UFFL-16-25-Feb-1991

I'm copying on this thread what I posted on the Valentine Jane Doe thread, that I wonder if Cynthia Perry may be a possible comparison match.

I was reading about Lori Erica Ruff case on Reddit and someone mentioned the possibility of a comp between a missing person, Cynthia Lorraine Perry and Lori Erica Ruff. I checked Cynthia Perry's NamUs profile and it made me think of Valentine Jane Doe.
I didn't think Perry was a good match with Ruff b/c of height difference.

The reason I thought of the match to Valentine Jane Doe is b/c Perry's NamUs profile states that Perry had a tattoo of a heart on her upper left arm:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/8281/0/

which Valentine Jane Doe does too.
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/49uffl.html

The problem is that there is very little on Cynthia Perry.... including so few pictures.
According to Doe Network:
Case File 491DFNC
CLPerry.jpg

Cynthia Lorraine Perry
Missing since June 17, 1985 from Wake County, North Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics


  • Date Of Birth: May 7, 1968
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 17 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 125 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Pierced ears.
  • Dentals: Available
  • DNA: Available
  • AKA: Lori


Circumstances of Disappearance
Lori was living in a group home in Raleigh. She had been dealing with family and other issues and had been living out of her home off and on since the age of 14.

She and her mother spoke on the phone and argued because Lori wanted to attend a party. Approximately 15 minutes later, the staff called her mother to let her know that Lori had gone.
Two weeks later she called her Mom to let her know she was OK and that she wouldn't come to see her until she was 18. She said she was free of drugs and OK. It was the last time Lori and her mother would speak.
Lori has never been seen or heard from again.


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

Raleigh Police Department
Detective Zeke Morse
919-996-1027

Agency Case Number: P85-104612
Source Information:
Raleigh Police Department
NamUs MP #8281




Valentine Jane Doe:
https://identifyus.org/cases/6182
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/49uffl.html
www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1103868/1#poster
WS thread on Valentine Jane Doe: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?146587-FL-Big-Coppitt-Key-Valentine-Jane-Doe-49UFFL-16-25-Feb-1991




My side by sides of Perry & Valentine Jane Doe:
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Is there anyone still looking at this missing person? I haven't been able to find anything .My interest in the Lori Erica Kennedy-Ruff/Unidentified woman from Longview Texas case has really got me curious. There is a pretty significant facial resemblance between the two! http://imgur.com/zCqQUuC
The circumstances surrounding Cynthia "Lori" (Cynthia's nickname, her middle name is Lorraine) running away could lead to the resurfacing under a new identity that happened in the Lori Kennedy-Ruff situation.
I would be interested to know if there is further information about Cynthia out there, aside from NAMUS, the Doe Network & on here. It doesn't appear that anyone looked for her once she disappeared, which again, fits right in with the complete absence of anyone looking for the person known as Lori Kennedy-Ruff. Here is Lori Kennedy-Ruffs websleuths- there is a surprising amount of information and speculation about who she is. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?522-Mysterious-woman-from-Longview-Texas

Hopefully someone is looking for this girl! Even if these women do not turn out to be the same person I would be interested to know more about her and look into her disappearance further.


I find the likeness remarkable. The lips, the teeth, the eyes, the nose ...
 
I thought that as well, except LEK listed height as 5'6" on one ID & it varied from each ID. Also, are we positive that CP height was accurate?

Hi Beezneez,
You are right to question if CP's height was accurate, b/c it's solid that LEK was tall despite the discrepancy on the Idaho ID (the only one that states 5'6".

This article plus the link below of the "gallery of evidence" on the LEK doe case is pretty definitive on her height:
http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021243552_janedoexml.html
http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localpages/2021243300_janedoeevidence.html

Authorities state she was 5'10" and the majority of IDs for her do say either 5'10" or 5'11" (her passport application in the gallery has a handwritten 5'11"...who knows who wrote that... LEK?)
her own husband said she was tall... etc.

THat is the only thing holding me back from saying CP is LEK... If only there was more info on CP!
 
Just bumping this up. I somehow googled my way to an amazing likeness of CP. In looking for potential relatives I found a woman currently living in Raleigh NC, working in real estate. Her name is even Cynthia Perry ______ (she's married now), initials are still CP. I don't know how much of this breadcrumb trail I've left here is allowable, but certainly no one should attempt to contact! It's really an incredible coincidence, but with recent cases I've seen with more than one person with the same name in a family...
I saw her and agree she really has a resemblance - the only thing I wondered about was that CPP was originally from Georgia not NC, I didn't look much further than social media though so who knows.

This case is so heartbreaking - the fact that no one seems to be actively searching for her and the lack of any info. Do we know if she has any family still living or the name of the home she was staying in? I am guessing that all we know is what is in the link above?
 
I emailed the investigator listed on CP's NAMUS requesting a comparison of DNA to LEK. I also requested more photos or any other information that may be available for CP. I haven't heard back, but will update here if I do. Thanks!
 
I emailed the investigator listed on CP's NAMUS requesting a comparison of DNA to LEK. I also requested more photos or any other information that may be available for CP. I haven't heard back, but will update here if I do. Thanks!

Pamela Reed is pretty good about replying, hopefully she will reply. She's very busy, wears a lot of hats for NamUs
 
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, I don't have a lot of experience with ancestry.com....

I was trying to find CP on ancestry, I figured her birth certificate would at least be on there. However I can't find any matches to her name (or slight variations thereof) born on her birthdate in the whole of the US. Is this weird? Or is it that some people just aren't listed on ancestry? I ask because I wondered if maybe her name isn't actually her birth name, maybe born under a different last name and then it was changed by a parent due to relationship breakups etc.
 

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