Katie Marie Sterling was 54 years old when she was last known to have contact with others in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 10, 2021. Public case data identified her as a Black/African American woman, about 5 feet 3 inches tall and 145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in the 4800 block of Ford Street, in East Baton Rouge Parish, and the Baton Rouge Police Department was listed as the investigating agency.
At the time she was reported missing, the case carried Baton Rouge Police Department case number 115488-21, with the report date listed as November 11, 2021.
The details available about Katie’s disappearance were limited, but the information that was released gave a careful picture of who investigators and loved ones were trying to find. She was described as having paralysis on the left side of her body and as being edentulous, meaning she had no teeth. Those details mattered because they could help someone recognize her and because they spoke to her vulnerability. When last seen, Katie was reportedly wearing a red hoodie, white, red, and black pants, and black slippers. The available public record did not describe a vehicle, a direction of travel, or a clear explanation for why she disappeared from the Ford Street area.
Katie’s case was entered into missing-person systems connected to law enforcement and public awareness. NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, is described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a national centralized repository and support program used by law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, investigators, and families in missing, unidentified, and unclaimed-person cases. Louisiana also maintains a repository for missing and unidentified persons through the LSU FACES Laboratory, which states that Louisiana missing-person information may be placed in the Louisiana Repository website, NamUs, and other public or law-enforcement-facing systems so that people across jurisdictions can search and compare information.
The attached case data indicates that Katie Marie Sterling’s case resolution status is Alive, which means she was found alive and this is no longer an active missing-person case. The exact date she was found is not provided in the available case data, so the date of resolution is unknown from the information reviewed. What remains publicly clear is the path of the case: Katie Sterling, a 54-year-old woman from Baton Rouge, was last seen on November 10, 2021, in the 4800 block of Ford Street; she was reported missing to the Baton Rouge Police Department the next day; identifying and clothing details were shared to help locate her; and the case was later resolved with the indication that she was found alive.Last Seen: Nov 11, 2021
