Account
Dec 12, 2008
May 30, 2023
Mary
Lands
59
39
66 inches
140 lbs
160 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Mary Denise Lands, a 39-year-old woman from Marshall, Michigan, disappeared on the night of March 12, 2004. She was a mother of two who worked in the medical field. On the evening she went missing, Mary was at her apartment in the 1200 block of Arms Street with her live-in boyfriend, Chris Pratt, and his nephew. The last person to report seeing her was Pratt, who stated that they had an argument, after which she walked away from their residence at approximately 10:30 p.m. Mary was reportedly wearing dark blue scrub pants, a light blue scrub shirt with a "Sponge Bob" or "teddy bear" print, a brown leather jacket, and slip-on athletic shoes with no heel back. She left behind her personal belongings, including her cell phone, keys, and her new Dodge Durango. Following her disappearance, an investigation was launched by the Marshall Police Department. According to reports, search dogs tracked Mary's scent to a nearby motel, but there was no further sign of her there. Her bank accounts and credit cards have not been used since she went missing. Pratt, who was the last person to see Mary, has been described as a person of interest in the case, though no charges have been filed in connection with her disappearance. Investigators noted that Pratt became uncooperative and stopped communicating with them in the months following her disappearance. A private investigator later reported that a friend who had arranged to pick Mary up that night was told by Pratt that she was no longer available to go out. In the years following her disappearance, there have been no significant breakthroughs in the case. In April 2011, a judge legally declared Mary Lands deceased, though her body has never been found. The case remains an open investigation, and foul play is suspected. Friends and family have held memorials in her honor and have worked to keep her case in the public eye. The investigation into what happened to Mary Denise Lands is ongoing, with her family and the community still seeking answers and a sense of closure regarding her sudden and unexplained disappearance.
Mar 12, 2004
Marshall
Michigan
Calhoun County
49068
6698
Marshall Police Department
Marshall
Michigan
Calhoun County
49068
Scott McDonald
Deputy Chief of Police
323 West Michigan Avenue, Michigan
2697812596
Local
Law Enforcement
1208-04
2004-03-14
Marshall Police Department
5499
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/13/2026
