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Lula Griffith Briggs Missing Person Case

Last seen in Woodsfield, Ohio on Oct 31, 1961

Victim Details

Mar 18, 2026

Mar 24, 2026

Lula

Griffith Briggs

140

76

60 inches

65 inches

95 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 31, 1961

Woodsfield

Ohio

Monroe County

No

189027

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Woodsfield

Ohio

Monroe County

43793

Jason Rinard

Chief Deputy

47129 Moore Ridge Road, Ohio

7404721612

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.monroesheriff.com/

2026-0950

1961-10-31

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Gray or Partially Gray

Unknown

Unknown

08/01/2026


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On a farm situated on Route 26, east of the small community of Woodsfield, Ohio, the afternoon of October 31, 1961, unfolded like any other for 76-year-old Lula Griffith Briggs. She spoke with an acquaintance on the telephone around 3:00 p.m. from the home she shared with her husband. Her husband had been out in the fields, plowing their land. When he returned to the farmhouse anticipating his dinner, a meal was found cooking on the stove, but the house was empty and silent. There was no sign of ...
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Last Seen: Oct 31, 1961

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  • Lula Griffith Briggs missing in Ohio since 1961 - FOX 8 News
  • Lula Griffith Briggs - The Charley Project
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