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Gloria Marlene Plunkett, a 54-year-old woman, has been missing since December 12, 2001, from Lakewood, California. At the time of her disappearance, she was living in a converted self-storage unit at Anchor Self-Storage in Paramount, California. A fire destroyed this unconventional home on December 12, 2001. After a thorough investigation of the fire debris, authorities found no evidence to suggest she perished in the blaze.

Plunkett was a slender, red-headed woman with hazel eyes, stan ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 12, 2001
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Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 24, 2026

Gloria

Marlene Plunkett

54

54

5'6 inches

132 lbs

White

Female

At the time of her disappearance, Plunkett was residing in Lakewood, California in a self-storage unit she had converted into a living space. The unit was located at Anchor Self-Storage in the 7500 block of Alondra Boulevard, near the intersection of Paramount Boulevard, in Paramount, California. She rented two sheds and lived in one of them. Fire destroyed the unit on December 12, 2001. Authorities sifted through the rubble and found no sign of Plunkett; they do not believe she died in the fire. Investigators believe that the destruction of her home may have caused severe psychological trauma for Plunkett. She may now be living in a psychiatric care facility or the streets. Plunkett frequented the cities of Barstow, California and Las Vegas, Nevada at the time of her 2001 disappearance. She has never been heard from again.

Dec 12, 2001

Lakewood

California

Lakewood

4

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departmen

323-890-5500

01/25/2026