Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 01/01/1992
- Missing From:
- Missing From San Diego County, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/25/1959 (65)
- Age:
- Age 32 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’2 – 5’6, 106 – 121 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde or brown hair, brown eyes. Gaunt’s ears are pierced and she has a scar on her left wrist. Her nickname is Dee.
- Details of Disappearance:
- A woman named Gaunt disappeared from her home near Vista, California, in early 1992. She was involved in a custody fight with her boyfriend, Christopher McDonald, over their young daughter. No one reported her missing until over a year later, in May 1993.
McDonald moved on quickly, getting a new girlfriend who moved into Gaunt’s old house. He only briefly raised his daughter before sending her to live with his parents in Massachusetts.
In 2017, McDonald was arrested in Arizona and charged with Gaunt’s murder. Police think he killed her around January 1, 1992, at their home, and then hid her body somewhere in northern San Diego or Riverside County. The evidence against him is circumstantial, meaning it’s suggestive but not direct proof. He’s still awaiting trial.
- Agency:
- San Diego County Sheriff’s Department 858-974-2143
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This person was missing Missing Since 01/01/1992