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Cathy Moulton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Maine on Sep 24, 1971

Victim Details

Dec 18, 2009

Jun 24, 2022

Cathy

Moulton

70

16

64 inches

98 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 24, 1971

Portland

Maine

Cumberland County

04103

26081

Portland Police Department

Portland

Maine

Cumberland County

04101

Paul Murphy

Det.

109 Middle Street, Maine

2078748479

Local

Law Enforcement

7160141

Portland Police Department

6437

Sandy

Blue

Blue

07/08/2026


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Cathy Marie Moulton was 16 years old when she vanished from Portland, Maine, on September 24, 1971. She was a Deering High School junior, described in later reporting as a bright and friendly teenager who loved dancing, wrote poetry, sewed some of her own clothes, babysat neighborhood children, and cared for elderly neighbors. That Friday, she had plans to attend a 7-11 Club dance at the YWCA, but first she needed to run errands downtown. Her father dropped her off near Forest and Cumberland ave ...
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Last Seen: Sep 24, 1971

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