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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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Victim Details

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

275

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

9863

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

11/18/2025


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