Yes, I was reading the comments, and what was kind of interesting was a comment of her brother who said that she disappeared from home and that she was a runaway.
IA IA - Colleen Simpson, 14, Bedford, 5 Oct 1975
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Thank you for posting this.I think I can confirm her height and weight. This is from the Clarinda Herald Journal Oct 16, 1975
I didn't know she left a note. If that was a known fact, it went right over my head.
And it appears she was that skinny, it's not a typo.
Colleen Vanita Simpson
Left: Colleen circa, 1975
Right: Age Progressed to age 52
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: October 5, 1975
Missing From: Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: December 5, 1960
Age: 14 years old
Height and Weight: 5’7″ and 90 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian Female, Black hair, Hazel eyes, Colleen has a mole on the left side of her chin, and she has a moon shoes scar just below her right elbow on her arm
NCMEC Number: 601905
Details of Disappearance
Colleen Simpson was last seen at her family’s residence on October 5th 1975. She was last seen during the evening hours. Colleen is believed to have gone missing in the night hours of October 5th. She’s never been seen or heard from since.
Little information is available about Colleen’s disappearance but a lead came when serial killer, William Bradford, was found to have a photograph of a woman who closely resembles Simpson. The girls father stated that the photograph is not of his daughter.
Colleen’s case remains unsolved. Her parents have both since died. Her case is classified as a non family abduction.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Taylor County Sheriffs Office 712-523-2153
Source Information
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
The Doe Network
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Colleen Vanita Simpson
Left: Colleen circa, 1975
Right: Age Progressed to age 52
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: October 5, 1975
Missing From: Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: December 5, 1960
Age: 14 years old
Height and Weight: 5’7″ and 90 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian Female, Black hair, Hazel eyes, Colleen has a mole on the left side of her chin, and she has a moon shoes scar just below her right elbow on her arm
NCMEC Number: 601905
Details of Disappearance
Colleen Simpson was last seen at her family’s residence on October 5th 1975. She was last seen during the evening hours. Colleen is believed to have gone missing in the night hours of October 5th. She’s never been seen or heard from since.
Little information is available about Colleen’s disappearance but a lead came when serial killer, William Bradford, was found to have a photograph of a woman who closely resembles Simpson. The girls father stated that the photograph is not of his daughter.
Colleen’s case remains unsolved. Her parents have both since died. Her case is classified as a non family abduction.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Taylor County Sheriffs Office 712-523-2153
Source Information
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Charley Project
The Doe Network
NamUs
Colleen Vanita Simpson
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I had been pretty sure she was much shorter. Also, this was the only place I saw a note mentioned.
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I think I can confirm her height and weight. This is from the Clarinda Herald Journal Oct 16, 1975
My apologies. I'm new and now see I needed to include a link with this. Clarinda Herald Journal October 16 1975, page 12.
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Colleen has been missing for 46 years today.
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Bumping, today is Colleen’s birthday.
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Bumping, today is Colleen’s birthday.
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Colleen has been missing for 48 years today.
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This is a deeply strange case, to say the least. The simple fact that there doesn't seem to be an established description of what happened to her (just when she disappeared) seems extremely suspicious to me.... I think the fact that the community is so small is the only thing that allows a situation to occur So.
I'm also surprised that anyone is willing to let 'she ran away' be the last word. She was 14 years old and pregnant! Where exactly did she flee to? To what complacent and probably discriminatory mental institution were those who should have been searching for her assigned her disappearance?
The fact that she would need medical attention in the not-too-distant future should also have greatly limited her possible whereabouts... I suppose that could at least inform a possible scenario if she were as well as seems to be the case. Perhaps the stress and physical demands of escaping her home caused a premature birth during which she died somewhere in the wild, unable to return or seek other help...
As in so many similar cases, you really have to consider it; How unbearable were the conditions in her house that she found it preferable to run out in the middle of a cold fall night?
That doubt remains for us now... I think her family didn't care much about her disappearance or maybe she was rejected because of her supposed pregnancy...
either way
rest in peace
I'm also surprised that anyone is willing to let 'she ran away' be the last word. She was 14 years old and pregnant! Where exactly did she flee to? To what complacent and probably discriminatory mental institution were those who should have been searching for her assigned her disappearance?
The fact that she would need medical attention in the not-too-distant future should also have greatly limited her possible whereabouts... I suppose that could at least inform a possible scenario if she were as well as seems to be the case. Perhaps the stress and physical demands of escaping her home caused a premature birth during which she died somewhere in the wild, unable to return or seek other help...
As in so many similar cases, you really have to consider it; How unbearable were the conditions in her house that she found it preferable to run out in the middle of a cold fall night?
That doubt remains for us now... I think her family didn't care much about her disappearance or maybe she was rejected because of her supposed pregnancy...
either way
rest in peace
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Indeed. I wish we knew what that note said.
Also, wondering how far along she was with the pregnancy. I'd think that she would have started showing pretty early on with her tiny frame. It would not have been an easy secret to keep.
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Where did you see that she was pregnant?
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I won't post a link, as I don't think it's allowed, but I know that her niece has posted about it on Facebook. Maybe her brother as well?
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Today is Colleen’s birthday.
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It's interesting that her pregnancy wasn't mentioned in missing person reports at that time or even today. I would assume the family wanted to keep it quiet at the time. Today, and with the family mentioning it on social media apparently, it should be part of the public info on her as it could help identify her or what happened to her. Perhaps it motivated someone local to kill her after she left her home?