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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 and side an ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 12, 1977
Last Seen: Dec 12, 1977
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Oct 13, 2012
Mar 06, 2021
Sylvia
Carlson
86
39
66 inches
130 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Dec 12, 1977
Santa Monica
California
Los Angeles County
90402
262
12483
Santa Monica Police Department
Santa Monica
California
Los Angeles County
90401
333 Olympic Drive, California
3104588491
Local
Law Enforcement
77-22589
Santa Monica Police Department
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
12/03/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Just stumbled across Sylvia Helen Carlson's case and something really struck me. I've been looking i... ...Read More
09/04/2024
09/04/2024
Has anyone else looked into the timeline of Sylvia Carlson's last known movements? I've been digging... ...Read More
03/13/2024
03/13/2024
Did anyone else ever look into the area where Sylvia's car was found? Penmar Avenue's in a pretty po... ...Read More
08/01/2023
08/01/2023
