Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/01/1975
- Missing From:
- Missing From Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/18/1957 (67)
- Age:
- Age 18 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’1, 107 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a turquoise bracelet and a turquoise ring.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Fittin’s nickname is Bunny. She has a mole on the inside of her left arm. Some agencies spell her name “Theresa Lynn Fitten.”
- Details of Disappearance:
- In August 1975, 18-year-old Fittin disappeared from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After a fight with her boyfriend, she said she was going to her car to cool off and drove away. She was never seen again.
She left everything behind – her apartment, her money ($300!), and didn’t touch her bank accounts. While she and her boyfriend argued often, her family was surprised by his claim that she was pregnant; they didn’t know about it. They knew she sometimes smoked marijuana, but not heavily.
Ten days later, her wallet was found in a library. Her car, a gray-green 1964 or 1966 Nash Rambler (license plate 10-16425), is still missing. Police think she might have gone to Tennessee, Colorado, or Pennsylvania.
Fittin was a high school senior, worked at a hotel, and wanted to be an oceanographer or artist. Her family says she acted normally before she vanished. Her parents are still alive and hoping for answers; there’s even a bench for her at a cemetery where she’ll be buried if found.
Police suspect she was a victim of foul play and are investigating her disappearance as a possible murder.
- Agency:
- Fort Lauderdale Police Department 954-761-5700
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This person was missing Missing Since 08/01/1975