Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/01/1966
- Missing From:
- Missing From Dwarf, Kentucky
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/10/1928 (96)
- Age:
- Age 38 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’2 – 5’7, 120 – 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Ritchie disappeared in 1966 after leaving home for the grocery store in Dwarf, Kentucky. Her family reported her missing a week later, but the police didn’t investigate properly and lost all their records of the case. She had six children.
Years later, someone told police another person confessed to killing Ritchie during a rape attempt, but that lead went nowhere. In 2012, an anonymous tip said her body was in a well in Rowdy, Kentucky. The police searched the well, but found nothing. A second search by Ritchie’s brother also turned up nothing but a piece of concrete.
Because of the lack of explanation and the suspicious tip, police believe Ritchie was likely a victim of foul play. Her Social Security number hasn’t been used since she vanished, and no one has heard from her.
- Agency:
- Kentucky State Police 606-435-6069
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This person was missing Missing Since 11/01/1966