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Doris Lentz Missing Person Case

Last seen in Arlington, Virginia on Apr 23, 1996

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Dec 19, 2023

Doris

Lentz

61

31

66 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Apr 23, 1996

Arlington

Virginia

Arlington County

6832

Arlington County Police Department

Arlington

Virginia

Arlington County

22201

Rosa Ortiz

Cold Case Detective

1425 N Courthouse Road, Virginia

7035582222

County

Law Enforcement

https://police.arlingtonva.us/

960725079

1996-07-25

Arlington County Police Department

4853

Blond/Strawberry

Green

Green

No

07/17/2026


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On the evening of April 23, 1996, 31-year-old Doris Fay Lentz left her home in Arlington County, Virginia, with the belief that she was going to pick up her young daughter from her estranged husband's residence in Fort Washington, Maryland. This was the last time she was ever seen. At the time of her disappearance, Doris was employed as a receptionist for a former United States senator. She and her ex-husband, a former naval intelligence officer named Jay E. Lentz, were in the midst of a co ...
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Last Seen: Apr 23, 1996

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  • Doris Fay Lentz - The Charley Project
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