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Marie Watson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Emmett, Idaho on Nov 21, 1977

Victim Details

May 27, 2009

Sep 01, 2023

Marie

Watson

75

27

67 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Nov 21, 1977

Emmett

Idaho

Gem County

No

20298

Gem County Sheriff's Office

Emmett

Idaho

Gem County

83617

Dave Timony

Capt.

415 East Main Street, Idaho

2083653521

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.gemcounty.org/sheriff/

CC35144

Gem County Sheriff's Office

6760

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/20/2026


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Watson was last seen in Gem County, Idaho on November 21, 1977. She has never been heard from again. At the time of her disappearance, she was involved in a custody dispute over her two children, aged eight and six. They had been living with foster parents, Michael and Dorothy Rogers, and Watson had visitation.

The Rogerses, who also cared for five other children, changed the children's names and had them refer to Watson as their aunt. She repeatedly tried to regain custody before ...
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Last Seen: Nov 21, 1977

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  • Emmett's Dirty Little Secret (Unsolved Disappearance - Boise - Reddit
  • Marie Ann Watson - The Charley Project
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