Summary based on the NamUs case record (CP999658301)
Odette Dora Mateen was 60 years old when she was last seen in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 24, 2023. The missing woman, who is also identified in public records as Dora Mateen, was described as a Black female with blond hair and brown eyes. She stood approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. Her ears were pierced, a distinguishing characteristic that could help someone recognize her.
After the day she was last seen, Odette was not heard from again, and her unexplained absence became the subject of a missing-person investigation.
Publicly available records provide very little information about the circumstances immediately preceding Odette’s disappearance. No reliable online account identifies the specific address or neighborhood where she was last observed, who last saw or spoke with her, what clothing she may have been wearing, or whether she was traveling on foot or in a vehicle. There is also no publicly documented explanation for why she left, where she may have intended to go, or whether she had personal, medical, or transportation circumstances that could have affected her movements. The absence of these details leaves a painful gap in the known timeline, beginning with her last confirmed presence in Fairfax and continuing through the period in which relatives, friends, or authorities realized that she could not be located.
Odette’s disappearance is associated with case number VAA23-0889, and the Fairfax County Police Department has been identified as the investigating agency. Fairfax County detectives are responsible for investigating missing-person reports within their jurisdiction, evaluating available information and attempting to determine the person’s whereabouts and welfare. However, no detailed investigative chronology, search locations, witness interviews, surveillance findings, telephone activity, financial records, or confirmed sightings connected to Odette have been made publicly available in reliable online sources. There are likewise no publicly reported suspects, arrests, criminal allegations, or evidence establishing that another person was responsible for her disappearance. Without such information, it would be unfair to Odette and those who care about her to speculate about what may have happened.
As time has passed, Odette’s physical description and the date and location of her disappearance have remained the central pieces of information available to the public. Someone may remember encountering a woman matching her description in Fairfax or elsewhere, even if the interaction appeared ordinary at the time. A remembered conversation, transportation detail, residence, appointment, or sighting could help investigators reconstruct the period surrounding her disappearance. Odette Dora Mateen’s case remains a deeply concerning mystery centered on a 60-year-old woman who vanished from Fairfax on April 24, 2023, leaving behind only a limited public record, an incomplete timeline, and loved ones who deserve clear answers about where she went and what happened to her.Last Seen: Apr 24, 2023
