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Sylvia Carlson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Santa Monica, California on Dec 12, 1977

Victim Details

Oct 13, 2012

Mar 06, 2021

Sylvia

Carlson

87

39

66 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 12, 1977

Santa Monica

California

Los Angeles County

90402

12483

Santa Monica Police Department

Santa Monica

California

Los Angeles County

90401

333 Olympic Drive, California

3104588491

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.santamonicapd.org/

77-22589

Santa Monica Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/03/2026


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Sylvia Helen Carlson, a 39-year-old woman from Santa Monica, California, went missing on December 12, 1977. She was last seen driving her brown two-door 1977 Ford Thunderbird, which was later discovered abandoned on January 4, 1978, parked on Penmar Avenue in Venice, California. Witnesses reported that the vehicle had been at that location since mid-December. Sylvia was described as 5'6", weighing about 130 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She had distinctive scars on her back a ...
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Last Seen: Dec 12, 1977

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  • Sylvia Helen Carlson - The Charley Project
  • Sylvia Carlson | Whereabouts Still Unknown
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    Just stumbled across Sylvia Helen Carlson's case and something really struck me. I've been looking i... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else looked into the timeline of Sylvia Carlson's last known movements? I've been digging... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else ever look into the area where Sylvia's car was found? Penmar Avenue's in a pretty po... ...Read More
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