Account
May 11, 2010
Aug 01, 2024
Lisa
Sexton
58
14
68 inches
125 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the spring of 1981, a then 14-year-old Lisa Marie Sexton vanished from her home in Elyria, Ohio. On the day she disappeared, Lisa told her family she was taking the dog for a walk, but she never came back. It was later discovered that she had left willingly with an adult male who was known to be a drug dealer. He was seen with her at the time of her disappearance, but he later returned to the Elyria area by himself. Though he was eventually sent to prison on unrelated charges and has since passed away, he never offered any information about what happened to Lisa or where she might be. After leaving Ohio, Lisa was known to have been in the Tampa, Florida area. There is also some indication that she may have traveled to Mexico. For a time, Lisa stayed in contact with her family. Her mother reported hearing from her for the last time in 1984, which was three years after she had initially left home. After that phone call, the communication stopped, and Lisa's whereabouts became a complete mystery. Some authorities even list the date of her disappearance as September 1, 1984, which is the date of her last known contact with her mother, and list her as missing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Over the years, a few leads have emerged in Lisa's case, but none have led to her being found. In 2003, investigators looked into a possible link between Lisa and an unidentified woman who had been found in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain in 1986. There was a physical resemblance between the unidentified woman and Lisa, but a comparison of dental records ultimately showed they were not the same person. Lisa had a scar on her left cheek and had braces on her bottom teeth at the time she went missing. It is also believed that she may have used the alias "Kathleen Lisa Mounts." The case is a perplexing one, as she initially left on her own accord, but the sudden end to communication with her family and the return of her companion without her have left her loved ones with many unanswered questions.
May 01, 1981
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County
44035
No
3739
Elyria Police Department
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County
44035
Dan Sumpter
Detective
18 West Avenue, Ohio
4403261211
Local
Law Enforcement
01S025788
Elyria Police Department
Red/Auburn
Blue
Blue
05/29/2026
