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Mary Watkins Missing Person Case

Last seen in Modesto, California on May 17, 1979

Victim Details

Oct 21, 2012

Jul 10, 2024

Mary

Watkins

101

54

62 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 17, 1979

Modesto

California

Stanislaus County

12516

Modesto Police Department

Modesto

California

Stanislaus County

95354

Paula Moreno

Community Service Officer- Missing Persons

600 10th Street, California

2095729500

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.modestogov.com/223/Police-Department

79039929

Modesto Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/15/2026


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Mary Louise Watkins, aged 54, was last seen on May 17, 1979, in Modesto, California. That day, a friend watched her pack her belongings into a car. Watkins told her friend she was moving to San Jose to live with her daughter, but she never arrived. Before her disappearance, Watkins had sold her home in Modesto and was carrying $28,000 in cash from the sale. She had informed her banker that she intended to invest the money in a property venture with a friend, but her daughter was unaware of eithe ...
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Last Seen: May 17, 1979

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