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Leila Bryan Missing Person Case

Last seen in Carolina Beach, North Carolina on May 10, 1941

Victim Details

Apr 11, 2011

Jan 18, 2022

Leila

Bryan

121

36

67 inches

68 inches

120 lbs

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 10, 1941

Carolina Beach

North Carolina

Bladen County

2939

N.C. State Bureau of Investigation

North Carolina

,

no case number

N.C. State Bureau of Investigation

Black

Gray

Gray

07/02/2026


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On a spring evening in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, the lives of a young mother and her child veered into an enduring mystery. On May 10, 1941, 36-year-old Leila Lewis Bryan and her four-year-old daughter, Mary Rachel, disappeared without a trace. Around 9:00 p.m., Leila told her husband, E.C. 'Eddie' Bryan, that she was taking their 1935 Ford coupe for a short trip to a store just a few blocks from their home. Accounts vary as to her purpose; some state she was going to buy groceri ...
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Last Seen: May 10, 1941

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  • Missing persons case reopened after 67 years - Wilmington Star-News
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