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Carol Pierce Missing Person Case

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

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Sep 06, 2022

Carol

Pierce

85

35

65 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 08, 1975

Sturgeon Bay

Wisconsin

Door County

Sturgeon Bay

19552

Sturgeon Bay Police Department

Sturgeon Bay

Wisconsin

Door County

54235

Chad Hougaard

Captain of Police

421 Michigan St, Wisconsin

9207462450

Local

Law Enforcement

82-0083 & 18-007660

Sturgeon Bay Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

No

06/26/2026


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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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    Has anyone else noticed the peculiar timing regarding when Carol was reported missing? I mean, her d... ...Read More
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