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Carol Pierce Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on Sep 08, 1975

Victim Details

Created

Dec 12, 2008

Case Added

Sep 06, 2022

Firstname

Carol

Lastname

Pierce

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

65 inches

Weight

115 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Sep 08, 1975

City

Sturgeon Bay

State

Wisconsin

County

Door County

Zip Code

Sturgeon Bay

Agency ID

19552

Agency Name

Sturgeon Bay Police Department

Agency City

Sturgeon Bay

Agency State

Wisconsin

Agency County

Door County

Agency Zip Code

54235

Agency Contact

Chad Hougaard

Contact Job Title

Captain of Police

Agency Address

421 Michigan St, Wisconsin

Agency Phone

9207462450

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

82-0083 & 18-007660

Primary Agency

Sturgeon Bay Police Department

Hair Color

Blond/Strawberry

Left Eye Color

Hazel

Right Eye Color

Hazel

Solved

Last Updated

08/18/2026

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Richard Pierce convicted of killing wife, Carol Jean, in 1975

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Carol Jean Pierce, aged 35, was last seen at her home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, on September 8, 1975. According to official records, she was observed between roughly 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., in the vicinity of West Elm Street and North Hudson Avenue, where she lived with her husband, Richard Gale Pierce.

Her husband, a U.S. Coast Guard crew member aboard the cutter *Mesquite*, said he had coffee with Carol that morning before leaving for work. When he returned home betwee ...

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Last Seen: Sep 08, 1975

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Carol Pierce Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on Sep 08, 1975

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