Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/23/1983
- Missing From:
- Missing From Jackson, Missouri
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/05/1946 (78)
- Age:
- Age 37 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’1, 110 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Linda has a patch of gray hair towards the front of her scalp.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On November 23, 1983, Linda Crites called her son to make Thanksgiving plans. She was supposed to arrive at his house in Jackson, Missouri, at 9:00 a.m. the next day, but she never showed up. She’s been missing ever since.
Linda was in the middle of a divorce from her husband, Lou, and was dating someone else. Lou was the last person to see Linda. He told police they argued, she went to their bedroom, and he didn’t see her again. He said her bedroom door was closed the next morning when he left for Thanksgiving.
It wasn’t until a week later that Linda was reported missing. Lou initially cooperated with the police, but stopped and hired a lawyer when he became a suspect. While police think foul play was involved and consider it a possible murder, they haven’t found enough evidence to solve the case. Lou hasn’t been ruled out as a suspect, but there’s no solid proof against him either.
- Agency:
- Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office 573-243-3551
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This person was missing Missing Since 11/23/1983