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Dorothy Forstein Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Oct 14, 1949

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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 ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 14, 1949

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    Victim Details

    Sep 18, 2016

    Mar 23, 2020

    Dorothy

    Forstein

    115

    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

    06/29/2026


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    11/26/2024
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    10/14/2023

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