Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/11/1975
- Missing From:
- Missing From Clayton, Missouri
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 09/29/1929 (95)
- Age:
- Age 45 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’4, 110 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A dress and a hat.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Patricia’s nickname is Patsy. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Jack and Patricia Girous disappeared from Clayton, Missouri on June 11, 1975. Their daughter, JoAnne, said they left for a funeral that morning. Jack took a gun with him, and they got into a large green car, possibly a limousine or Cadillac. They never came back.
Their son reported them missing on Father’s Day (June 17th) because he couldn’t reach them and found their home empty, their dog neglected, and all their belongings—even their paychecks—left behind. The house was unlocked.
JoAnne had argued with her father the night before; he didn’t approve of her boyfriend or drug use and wanted her to leave home. She moved out the next day. While everyone in the family took lie detector tests, JoAnne’s results were unclear, possibly because she was upset and may have been using drugs at the time. Police found a car matching her description on the street that morning, but it was there for a neighbor.
Jack and Patricia were responsible people with good jobs (she was a math teacher, he made tools). They were planning to build a retirement home. Their disappearance is suspicious, and police believe something bad happened to them. The case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- St. Louis County Police Department 314-615-8610
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 06/11/1975