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Dorothy Williams, a 22-year-old woman, was last seen on January 13, 1987, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She left her home on Chestnut Street in the Cobbs Creek area to go to the store for groceries but never returned. Dorothy is described as 5'6", weighing 130 pounds, with red/auburn hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a black and white speckled coat, a pink sweatshirt, dark blue pants, and flat black shoes at the time of her disappearance.
Dorothy had a history of domestic violence ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 13, 1987
Dorothy had a history of domestic violence ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 13, 1987
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Jan 12, 2024
Dorothy
Williams
60
23
66 inches
130 lbs
Black / African American
Female
Jan 13, 1987
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
No
245
11376
Philadelphia Police Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
19125
Kathryn Gordon
Detective
300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania
2156863093
Local
Law Enforcement
87-18-004471
1987-01-19
Philadelphia Police Department
Red/Auburn
Brown
Brown
11/21/2025
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I was reading through some old missing persons cases, and Dorothy Williams' story caught my attentio... ...Read More
04/01/2024
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