In early March of 1987, Patsy Delois Clark, a 55-year-old mother of six, vanished from Little Rock, Arkansas. The last person to report seeing her was her ex-husband, with whom she still lived despite their divorce. He stated that on March 4, 1987, he saw Patsy getting into a yellow cab, number 289, in front of their mobile home on Sunset Lane. According to him, she was on her way to Fayetteville to visit their son. However, Patsy never arrived at her destination.
Investigations into her disappearance quickly hit a dead end; there were no records of a cab being dispatched to her residence or any log of the supposed cab fare. Patsy often traveled by bus and was a familiar face to the staff at the local bus companies, but no one recalled seeing her that day.
Patsy was a woman who enjoyed her independence and loved to travel, often alone. Her favorite destinations included places in Texas, Oklahoma, and Memphis, Tennessee, as well as various locations within her home state of Arkansas. She was described as being between 5'0' and 5'3' tall, weighing between 165 and 180 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. She had several distinguishing marks, including scars on her forehead and across the bridge of her nose, a Cesarean section scar, and previous fractures to her pelvis and left shin. Her disappearance was concerning not only because she had vanished without a trace, but also because her monthly Social Security checks, her only source of income, were never collected by her.
The circumstances surrounding Patsy's disappearance have been described as suspicious. Her son, David, has been a vocal advocate for his mother, expressing his belief that she met with foul play. He has spoken about the history of domestic violence his mother endured during her life. Adding to the mystery is the fact that her Social Security checks for April and May of 1987 were somehow cashed, although she was already missing. Despite the lack of concrete evidence of a crime, the details of her last reported sighting, the absence of any travel records, and the fact she left her only source of income untouched have led her family to suspect the worst. Patsy Delois Clark was declared legally dead five years after she was last seen, but her case remains an unsolved and painful mystery for her loved ones who continue to seek answers.Last Seen: Mar 4, 1987
