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Marianne Redding, a 37-year-old woman, went missing from Columbus, Ohio, on October 30, 1994. Despite multiple efforts to locate her, very little information has surfaced about her disappearance. On the day she was last seen, Redding was wearing a black jacket, black t-shirt, and white sneakers. She was 5'4", weighed around 140 pounds, and had brown hair and brown eyes. Marianne was also known to use the aliases "Mary Ann Redding," "Lisa Fergesson," and "Lisa Ferguson." It is unclear what circum ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 30, 1994

Victim Details

Sep 04, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Marianne

Redding

66

37

64 inches

140 lbs

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the autumn of 1994, a woman named Marianne Redding vanished from Columbus, Ohio, leaving behind a life and a family who would spend decades searching for answers. On October 30, 1994, the 37-year-old was last seen in the city she called home. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5 feet 4 inches and weighing around 140 pounds. When she was last seen, she was wearing a black jacket, a black t-shirt, and white tennis shoes. A scar on her nose was noted as a distinguishing physical feature. Known to sometimes use the aliases Lisa Ferguson, Lisa Fergesson, or spell her first name as "Mary Ann," the details surrounding the day she went missing are scarce. The circumstances leading up to Marianne’s disappearance remain largely unknown to the public. For years, her case has been met with a frustrating lack of new information or significant leads. The passage of time has only deepened the mystery, turning her story into a collection of unanswered questions. Her family and the investigators assigned to her case were left to wonder what could have happened on that late October day. The lack of concrete evidence or witnesses has made the investigation incredibly challenging, leaving those who care for her in a prolonged state of uncertainty and grief. The silence in her case has been a heavy burden for her loved ones to bear. Despite the years that have passed, the effort to find Marianne has not ceased. Her case remains open, a somber file in the records of the Columbus Police Department. Information about her disappearance has been shared through various platforms over the years, a constant reminder of a life interrupted. The investigation into what happened to Marianne Redding is a quiet but persistent effort, a testament to the hope that one day, the few available details will be enough to piece together the full story. The overview of her case is one of an unsettling and abrupt disappearance, a narrative with a missing final chapter that her family and community long to find.

Oct 30, 1994

Columbus

Ohio

Franklin County

70773

Columbus Division of Police

Columbus

Ohio

Franklin County

43215

Charles Radich

Detective

120 Marconi Boulevard, Ohio

6146454545

Local

Law Enforcement

143019393

2014-05-26

Columbus Division of Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/19/2026


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