Merryl Horowitz Missing Person Case

Mar 22, 2012

Jun 13, 2020

Merryl

Horowitz

71

26

65 inches

67 inches

140 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the autumn of 1980, a young woman named Merryl Wendy Horowitz, aged 26, disappeared from Valley Stream, New York. The last time anyone reportedly saw her was on November 1st of that year. Her disappearance followed a heated argument with her mother, after which she walked out of their home. Tragically, she was not permitted to take her one-year-old son with her. Since that day, there has been no contact from Merryl, and her whereabouts remain a mystery. At the time she went missing, she was described as being between 5'5" and 5'7" tall and weighing between 140 and 170 pounds. She had brown hair, which was sometimes described as sandy, and brown eyes that were occasionally noted as hazel. The years turned into decades with no significant developments in her case. Her son, now a grown man, has been left with a lifetime of questions about what became of his mother. The family has lived with the painful uncertainty, believing that she may no longer be alive. Despite their enduring hope for answers, concrete information about Merryl's fate has remained elusive. The passage of time has only deepened the void left by her absence and the unanswered questions surrounding that day in November. The case of Merryl Horowitz is a poignant story of a family torn apart by a sudden and unexplained departure. The official record of her disappearance notes the fight with her mother as the precipitating event, a painful detail that underscores the emotional turmoil of her last known moments. The Nassau County Police Department has maintained a case file for her disappearance, but without new leads, the investigation has faced significant challenges. The narrative of her life abruptly ends after she walked away from her home, leaving a legacy of sorrow and a search for closure that continues to this day for her loved ones.

Nov 01, 1980

Valley Stream

New York

Nassau County

21949

Nassau County Police Department

Mineola

New York

Nassau County

11501

1490 Franklin Ave, New York

5165738800

County

Law Enforcement

www.pdcn.org

LNAD7042

Nassau County Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

09/05/2026