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Katherine Heckel Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania on Jul 15, 1991

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On a summer day in July 1991, 40-year-old Katherine 'Kathy' Heckel, a devoted mother and reliable employee from Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, vanished without a trace. She was last seen on July 15, 1991, leaving her job as a management secretary at the International Paper Company in Lock Haven for her lunch break. Before leaving, she called her two children, telling them she had some errands to run and would be eating alone. Katherine drove her silver 1990 Ford Festiva out of the company pa ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 15, 1991

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  • KATHERINE DOLAN HECKEL - LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA - FBI
  • Arrest made in 1991 cold case of Clinton County woman - Penn Live
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    Victim Details

    Mar 14, 2012

    Apr 23, 2020

    Katherine

    Heckel

    73

    40

    63 inches

    66 inches

    130 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Jul 15, 1991

    Mill Hall

    Pennsylvania

    Clinton County

    17751

    No

    11510

    Pennsylvania State Police

    Mill Hall

    Pennsylvania

    Clinton County

    17751

    Kimberly Patterson

    Criminal Investigator

    113 Boyd Road, Pennsylvania

    5707266000

    State

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx

    F04-0440825

    1991-07-16

    Pennsylvania State Police

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    06/29/2026


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    Forum Posts (2)

    Anyone else find it strange that Kathy’s car was left abandoned near Lock Haven Hospital? It’s s... ...Read More
    03/04/2024
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    I came across an interesting piece of info about the Kathy Dolan Heckel case that g... ...Read More
    06/22/2023

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