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Merrian Carver Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seattle, Washington on Aug 28, 2004

Victim Details

Apr 08, 2014

Mar 28, 2024

Merrian

Carver

62

40

67 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 28, 2004

Seattle

Washington

King County

No

23145

Cambridge Police Department

Cambridge

Massachusetts

Middlesex County

02139

125 Sixth Street, Massachusetts

6173493300

Local

Law Enforcement

04-7406

Alaska State Troopers

Red/Auburn

Hazel

Hazel

08/22/2026


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Murder or Overboard? The disappearance of Merrian Carver

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In the late summer of 2004, a 40-year-old woman named Merrian Lynn Carver, seeking respite and adventure, embarked on a seven-day Alaskan cruise departing from Seattle, Washington. Traveling alone, the former investment banker from Boston, Massachusetts, boarded the Celebrity Cruise ship Mercury on August 27 for a voyage that would inexplicably be her last. She was seen by her cabin attendant on the second day of the cruise, August 28, but then vanished without a trace. The ship made several sto ...
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Last Seen: Aug 28, 2004

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    I've been thinking about the cabin attendant who noticed Merrian Carver was missing and took the tim... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else found it odd how Merrian's belongings were just packed up and donated so quickly by ... ...Read More
    12/14/2023
    Has anyone else been following the Merrian Carver case? It's baffling how the cruise line handled (o... ...Read More
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