Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/21/1979
- Missing From:
- Missing From East Liverpool, Ohio
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 07/29/1962 (62)
- Age:
- Age 16 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’2, 110 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow and white v-neck shirt with white trim and horizontal stripes, blue jeans with red marks on the back, and clogs.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Davis goes by her middle name, Louise, and some accounts refer to her by that name. She has a scar on her lower lip and a birthmark on her right wrist. The mark on her wrist turns red when she’s nervous.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Louise disappeared on June 21, 1979, from her home in East Liverpool, Ohio. She was last seen around 2:00 p.m., after leaving with Robert Wooten, the husband of a friend. Wooten said Louise’s friend wanted to see her. Louise promised to be back by 10:00 p.m., but she never returned.
The next day, Wooten told Louise’s family she’d run away. But her family didn’t believe this because she left behind her purse, money ($300-$500), makeup, and toothbrush. She was also waiting for a gravestone for her stillborn baby.
Two days after Louise vanished, police talked to Debbie Taylor, a friend of Louise’s and Wooten’s sister-in-law. Taylor initially denied knowing Louise, then admitted they were friends but claimed she didn’t know where Louise was. Tragically, Taylor, her five-year-old son, and three-year-old daughter were murdered a few days later. Wooten confessed to these killings and is serving three life sentences.
A year later, an anonymous letter implicated Wooten in Louise’s disappearance. The letter led police to Wooten’s old house, where they found Louise’s clothes hidden in the basement. Despite this evidence, Wooten denies involvement and has never been officially charged with her disappearance, though foul play is strongly suspected. He remains in prison.
- Agency:
- East Liverpool Police Department 330-385-5564
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This person was missing Missing Since 06/21/1979