Kathryn Zedick Missing Person Case

Jan 16, 2019

Dec 05, 2022

Kathryn

Zedick

64

21

61 inches

62 inches

120 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Kathryn Grace Zedick, a 21-year-old mother of two, vanished from her lifelong home in the South Buffalo area of New York. The date of her last contact is uncertain, with reports ranging from around Easter on April 1, 1983, to as late as 1985. She was last seen in the vicinity of Seneca Street and Avondale Street. At the time of her disappearance, Kathryn was described as a white female with red hair and brown eyes, standing between 5'1" and 5'2" tall, and weighing between 120 and 140 pounds. Her maiden name was Knox, and some agencies refer to her as Kathryn Knox Zedick. Following Kathryn's disappearance, the Buffalo Police Department initiated an investigation, but the case quickly grew cold due to a lack of substantial leads or evidence. There were no indications of foul play, nor was there any record of her having left the Buffalo area. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unknown. For decades, her case saw little progress, leaving her family and community with unanswered questions. The lack of information made it challenging for law enforcement to move forward with the investigation. In recent years, the Buffalo Police Department has renewed its efforts to generate new leads in Kathryn's cold case. They have made public appeals through social media, asking for anyone with information regarding her whereabouts to come forward. Detectives continue to investigate her case and encourage the public to contact them with any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem. Over the years, theories about her disappearance have ranged from her leaving voluntarily to being a victim of foul play, though none have been substantiated. The case of Kathryn Zedick is one of many unsolved missing persons cases from the 1980s in the Buffalo area, a period from which dozens of cases remain open. Despite the passage of time, the search for answers into what happened to the young mother continues.

Jun 01, 1983

Buffalo

New York

Erie County

14210

No

45720

Buffalo Police Department

Buffalo

New York

Erie County

14202

Mary Evans

Detective

68 Court Street, New York

7168514444

Local

Law Enforcement

bpdny.org

19-014-0337

2019-01-13

Buffalo Police Department

9828

Red/Auburn

Brown

Brown

09/04/2026