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In the early spring of 1992, a young mother named Rita Michele Maxwell was living in Charlotte, North Carolina. At 26 years old, Rita was last seen on March 1st of that year. On that day, she left her home on Dundeen Street, telling those she lived with that she was going to visit someone. She was dressed in a multicolored blouse, black pants, and white tennis shoes. After she walked out the door that day, her family and friends never heard from her again. Although it was not entirely unusual fo ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 01, 1992

Victim Details

Jul 11, 2009

Dec 18, 2023

Rita

Maxwell

58

26

66 inches

120 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Mar 01, 1992

Charlotte

North Carolina

Mecklenburg County

20577

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Charlotte

North Carolina

Mecklenburg County

28202

John Tuttle

Detective

601 East Trade Street, North Carolina

7043364978

Local

Law Enforcement

19920317-094900

1992-03-17

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

7763

Black

Green

Green

06/22/2026


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