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Cathleen "Cathy" Dennis, a 28-year-old woman from Omaha, Nebraska, vanished in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 10, 1995. She and her sister, Deanna, both of whom were involved in sex work, had traveled to Grand Rapids just a few days prior to work outside of their hometown. The sisters checked into a hotel and, on the night of Cathleen's disappearance, had drinks at a nightclub before separating to find clients.

Deanna last saw her sister getting into a light-colored Chevrolet, possibly ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 10, 1995
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Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Cathleen

Dennis

28

28

5'3 inches

135 lbs

Black

Female

Dennis was last seen in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 10, 1995. She and her sister, both of them sex workers, had traveled there from Omaha, Nebraska a few days earlier and gotten a hotel room. That night they had a few drinks at a nightclub, then parted ways to find clients. Dennis's sister saw her once during the night, getting into a light-colored Chevrolet, possibly a 1965-1968 model, at Division Avenue and Putnam Street Southwest. At 4:00 a.m., when she was ready to quit work, she could not find Dennis. She has never been heard from again. There's a theory that Dennis's disappearance is related to the disappearances and murders of other women who were involved in the local commercial sex industry in 1995. No links have been established between the cases, however. Dennis's case remains unsolved.

Jul 10, 1995

Grand Rapids

Michigan

Grand Rapids

3

Grand Rapids Police Departmen

616-456-3343

01/27/2026