NJ NJ - Amanda Rae Carroll, 20, Flemington, 2 May 2000

Amanda Rae Carroll

Endangered Missing -- Missing Since: May 2, 2000

Missing From: Flemington, New Jersey

Height: 5'6"-5'7" -- Weight: 140-145 lbs -- Hair Color: Red -- Eye Color: Hazel

Amanda has a tattoo of a sun and moon on her right ankle, and a floral pattern on the back of her neck. She has pierced ears.


Amanda was last heard from in the early morning hours of May 2, 2000, talking online with a friend from Texas. She discussed her plans to move to take her children and move to Arizona to live with her father. Amanda also spoke to a Canadian friend before going to bed at 6:30 am. She has never been heard from again.

Amanda's husband, a Marine Corps captain, was named a suspect several months later. Their relationship was reportedly happy until they moved to New Jersey, 6 months prior to her disappearance. Amanda became depressed and decided to leave her husband and seek a divorce. The police were called to her residence 2 days before her disappearance for a domestic dispute, but no violence had occurred and no charges were filed.

Her husband has never been charged. He believes she left of her own accord with someone she met online. All of her known acquaintances have been cleared, however.


New Jersey State Police

Charley Project

NAMPN

Please help find articles, etc about this older case.

Also could someone please post her Rule-outs from NamUs? Thank you.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Amanda Rae Carroll – The Charley Project


Amanda Carroll, ca. 2000

Article from 2017

Police assist families' search for missing NJ's

I believe we can try to sleuth her case a bit more.
Does she have any Rule-outs in NamUs, @carbuff ?
Thank you.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Yeah, she has a whole bunch. It looks like somebody is really working her case:

UP8642 03/30/2011 Fulton GA
UP1446 08/29/2006 Middlesex NJ
UP1451 10/26/2004 Burlington NJ
UP1454 02/09/2005 Hudson NJ
UP1457 02/14/2008 Middlesex NJ
UP1599 05/28/2005 Cape May NJ
UP2274 06/15/2008 Monmouth NJ
UP8344 02/09/2008 Atlantic NJ
UP9076 03/12/2008 Ocean NJ
UP9077 02/24/2009 Atlantic NJ
UP11246 04/22/2013 Essex NJ
UP12141 01/15/2014 Gloucester NJ
UP14935 03/22/2016 Ocean NJ
UP5202 02/21/2004 Luna NM
UP7583 01/23/2008 Clark NV
UP2872 05/06/2000 New York NY
UP446 12/08/2006 Philadelphia PA
UP446 12/08/2006 Philadelphia PA
UP6774 12/29/2009 Harris TX
UP6665 05/14/2007 Petersburg VA
UP8419 01/16/2001 Isle of Wight VA
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA

Articles from The Courier News in Bridgeton, NJ in 2001

From the Courier News 2002

JrzyGirl70 said:

Article from 2017

Police assist families' search for missing NJ's

Click to expand...

From the link in post #3 -- I trust this allows us to 'sleuth' the husband?

"News reports at the time of Carroll's disappearance indicated that police did not think it was an act of random foul play. Her husband was considered a key suspect, but there was not enough evidence to charge him."

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Amanda, circa 2000

• Missing Since 05/02/2000
• Missing From Flemington, New Jersey
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 05/20/1979 (44)
• Age 20 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6 - 5'7, 140 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, blue jeans and gold rings.
• Medical Conditions Amanda was taking anti-depressant medication at the time of her disappearance.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, hazel eyes. Amanda has a tattoo of a sun and moon on her right ankle, and a floral pattern tattooed on the back of her neck. Her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance​

Amanda was last heard from on May 2, 2000. She resided in a rented home on Greenwood Place in Flemington, New Jersey.

During the early morning hours she chatted on the internet with a friend from Texas about Amanda's plans to take her children and move to Arizona, the place of her birth, to live with her father. She was upbeat at the time and looking forward to the move. Amanda spoke to a Canadian friend on the phone before going to bed at 6:30 a.m. She has never been heard from again.

Amanda's husband, Matthew Carroll, a Marine Corps captain, was named as a suspect in her case several months after her disappearance. He and the couple's two young daughters were visiting his parents in New York on the day she was last heard from.

Amanda married Matthew when she was 16 years old. The relationship was reportedly happy until the family moved to New Jersey six months prior to her disappearance, at which point Amanda became depressed and decided to leave her husband and seek a divorce.

The police were called to their residence two days before her disappearance due to a domestic dispute, but no violence had occurred and no charges were filed.

Matthew has never been charged in Amanda's case and has stated he believes she left of her own accord, possibly with someone she met on the internet. Authorities have investigated all of her known internet acquaintances, however, and cleared them of involvement in her case. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Raritan Township Police Department 908-782-8889

Source Information​

• NamUs
• The Star-Ledger
• The Courier News
• New Jersey State Police

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 7, 2006; medical conditions added, details of disappearance updated.

Bump for Amanda

The husband sounds very suspicious