Kathleen Bennett Missing Person Case

Feb 29, 2012

Jan 12, 2024

Kathleen

Bennett

65

23

61 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 1984, a young woman named Kathleen Louise Bennett, just 24 years old, vanished from her life in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The last time anyone is known to have seen her was on July 13th of that year. Standing at five feet one inch tall and weighing around 100 pounds, Kathleen had brown hair and blue eyes, with a distinctive mole on her right cheek. After she was not seen or heard from for some time, her sister took the step of officially reporting her as a missing person. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear, with very little information available about what might have happened to her. The investigation into Kathleen's disappearance was handled by the Grand Rapids Police Department. Despite their efforts, the case yielded few clues. Details about what she was wearing or any personal items she may have had with her at the time are unknown. For decades, her case has remained one of the many unsolved missing person files in Michigan, a state that has thousands of such cases. The lack of significant leads has meant that for her family and friends, there have been no answers, only the enduring pain of not knowing what became of their loved one. The passage of time has not brought any resolution to Kathleen Bennett's case. It is one of many cold cases in the Grand Rapids area, a city that has a significant number of unsolved homicides and missing person investigations dating back decades. Over the years, organizations and law enforcement have made efforts to bring attention to these cold cases in the hope that new information might emerge. For Kathleen, the official record simply states that she was last seen in 1984 and was reported missing by her sister. The overview of her case is a brief and sorrowful account of a young woman who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for over four decades.

Jul 13, 1984

Grand Rapids

Michigan

Kent County

11439

Grand Rapids Police Department

Grand Rapids

Michigan

Kent County

49503

1 Monroe Center NW, Michigan

6164563400

Local

Law Enforcement

84-63505

Grand Rapids Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/12/2026