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Kathleen Kelly Missing Person Case

Last seen in Springdale, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1981

Victim Details

Oct 14, 2013

Nov 17, 2021

Kathleen

Kelly

57

12

62 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 22, 1981

Springdale

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15144

No

5395

Springdale Borough Police Department

Springdale

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15144

325 School Street, Pennsylvania

7242749022

Local

Law Enforcement

http://springdaleboroughpd.com/

E81337

Springdale Borough Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/29/2026


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In the late spring of 1981, a 12-year-old girl named Kathleen 'Kathy' Kelly vanished from the small borough of Springdale, Pennsylvania. On May 22nd, a date that marked the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, Kathleen, a young girl with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen walking home. Earlier that day, she had been at the Ches-A-Rena skating rink in the neighboring town of Cheswick with her brother-in-law and her nieces and nephews, who were close to her in age. Feeling bored, Kat ...
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Last Seen: May 22, 1981

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