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Catherine Ford Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gorman, Maryland on Feb 17, 1988

Victim Details

Jun 03, 2013

Apr 10, 2023

Catherine

Ford

57

19

69 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Feb 17, 1988

Gorman

Maryland

Garrett County

13634

Garrett County Sheriff's Office

Oakland

Maryland

Garrett County

21550

311 East Alder St, Maryland

3013341911

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.garrettcounty.org/sheriffs-office

880561

Garrett County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/10/2026


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Catherine "Cathy" Ford, a 19-year-old from Gorman, Maryland, was last seen on February 17, 1988. She received a phone call at her family’s restaurant from a man claiming to be a magistrate in Mt. Storm, West Virginia, who asked her to meet him to discuss some checks. Later that day, another call came from someone posing as an undercover officer, mentioning a possible investigation into her family's restaurant. Cathy left the restaurant around 2:00 p.m. in her father’s silver F ...
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Last Seen: Feb 17, 1988

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