Darleen Fitchett

Missing
Case Description
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Darleen May Fitchett, a 28-year-old mother of three, disappeared from her Des Moines, Iowa home on January 19, 1960. She was last seen ironing clothes in the basement of her house on East Pleasant View Drive. Her children, ages 9, 6, and 1, reported hearing their parents argue that night, followed by strange noises from the basement, including sawing or digging sounds. Darleen's husband, Lance Fitchett, later told the children that their mother had left for California. However, Darleen left behi ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 19, 1960
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    May 15, 2019

    Mar 11, 2024

    Darleen

    Fitchett

    93

    28

    63 inches

    67 inches

    110 lbs

    130 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Jan 19, 1960

    Des Moines

    Iowa

    Polk County

    50340

    No

    50483

    Des Moines Police Department

    Des Moines

    Iowa

    Polk County

    50309

    25 East 1st Street, Iowa

    5152834864

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    1960-1563

    Des Moines Police Department

    Red/Auburn

    Blue

    Blue

    09/17/2024


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    08/21/2023
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