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Dorothy Forstein Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Oct 14, 1949

Victim Details

Sep 18, 2016

Mar 23, 2020

Dorothy

Forstein

116

40

62 inches

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 14, 1949

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19122

No

25211

Pennsylvania State Police

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19131

Andrew Martin

Corporal

2201 Belmont Avenue, Pennsylvania

2154525216

State

Law Enforcement

PA2017-9090

Pennsylvania State Police

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

07/10/2026


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In a case that continues to baffle investigators and capture public imagination, 40-year-old Dorothy Forstein, a wife and mother, vanished from her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home on October 18, 1949. Her disappearance was not the first time a shadow of violence had fallen over the Forstein family; a brutal attack years earlier left Dorothy physically and emotionally scarred. In 1945, upon returning from a shopping trip, she was assaulted by an unknown man who had followed her into her home. Th ...
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Last Seen: Oct 14, 1949

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  • Disappearance of Dorothy Forstein - Wikipedia
  • THE VANISHED HOUSEWIFE - American Hauntings
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    I’ve been following Dorothy Forstein’s case for a while, and something that always puzzles me is... ...Read More
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