Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 12/11/1984
- Missing From:
- Missing From Austin, Texas
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 07/01/1959 (65)
- Age:
- Age 25 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’6, 130 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A purple shirt with sleeves that reached the elbows, dark blue slacks or jeans with a small check pattern and white stripes, and red high-top sneakers with a white logo (possibly Adidas) on the side.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. McCully has a tattoo of a yellow and red butterfly on her abdomen. She wears contact lenses. Her nickname is Sarah.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On December 11, 1984, in Austin, Texas, Carolyn McCully disappeared. She was last seen around 1:40 PM, driving east on Howard Lane. She’d been Christmas shopping and had just dropped her husband off at work after lunch.
Her car, a beat-up off-white 1965 Volkswagen Beetle (orange hood, no front bumper), was later found abandoned and unlocked at an apartment complex several miles away. Her purse, with about $170, and the car keys were gone. The car itself seemed fine; her mechanic husband had recently worked on it, and police could easily start and drive it. There was no sign of a struggle or anything obviously wrong. A few fingerprints were found, but they didn’t lead to anyone.
Some people claimed to have seen her car near a shopping mall earlier that day, but this wasn’t confirmed. One witness even said they saw her getting out of the car with a man, but again, this is unverified.
McCully’s husband reported her missing the next day after waiting for her and contacting friends and family. He passed a lie detector test. They had a good marriage and were planning to build a new house. McCully worked for the IRS and wanted to become a doctor.
Police believe McCully was abducted, but her case remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Austin Police Department 512-974-5281
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This person was missing Missing Since 12/11/1984