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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Georgeann
Hawkins
18
18
5'2 inches
115 lbs
White
Female
In the spring of 1974, Georgeann Hawkins was an 18-year-old student at the University of Washington, known for her bright spirit and academic excellence. On the night of June 10th, she was studying for her upcoming final exams. In the early hours of June 11, 1974, she walked from her boyfriend's dormitory, which was just a short distance from her own sorority house, Kappa Alpha Theta. She was last seen in a well-lit alley between the two buildings at approximately 1:00 a.m. When she failed to return to her room by 2:00 a.m., her roommate grew concerned and contacted her boyfriend, who confirmed she had left an hour earlier. By morning, with still no sign of her, the police were called. The investigation began immediately, heightened by the recent disappearances of other young women in the area. A campus housemother later reported hearing a scream around the time Georgeann was walking back to her sorority but had dismissed it as a student prank. The investigation into Georgeann's disappearance continued with few leads. She was described as a responsible and intelligent young woman, making her sudden vanishing all the more alarming to those who knew her. She was 5'2", weighed around 115 pounds, and had brown hair and brown eyes. At the time she went missing, she was wearing navy blue bell-bottom pants, a white backless t-shirt with a sheer floral long-sleeved shirt over it, and white open-toed sandals. The case remained a painful mystery for her family and the community, a stark reminder of the vulnerability felt on college campuses across the region during that time. Years later, shortly before his execution in 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy confessed to the abduction and murder of Georgeann Hawkins. He provided details to investigator Robert D. Keppel, claiming he had lured Georgeann by feigning an injury and asking for her help carrying a briefcase to his car. Once at his vehicle, he said he struck her with a crowbar, knocking her unconscious, and drove her to a secluded location. Bundy claimed that after he killed her, he left her remains near Issaquah, Washington. He also suggested that some of her remains were found near Lake Sammamish State Park along with two other victims, but this was never confirmed. Despite his confession and subsequent searches, Georgeann Hawkins' body has never been recovered, and she is still officially listed as a missing person. Her case is a tragic example of a promising life cut short, and it remains a haunting story of a young woman who vanished just steps from the safety of her home.
Jun 11, 1974
Seattle
Washington
Seattle
King County Sheriff's Office
206-296-4155
06/17/2026
