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Bertha Gould Missing Person Case

Last seen in Morgan City, Louisiana on May 11, 1978

Victim Details

Mar 03, 2020

Apr 18, 2022

Bertha

Gould

62

14

61 inches

89 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 11, 1978

Morgan City

Louisiana

St. Mary Parish

No

76897

Morgan City Police Department

Morgan City

Louisiana

St. Mary Parish

70380

Travis Trigg

Sergeant

723 Myrtle Street, Louisiana

9853804605

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.morgancitypolice.org/

4471B

1978-05-11

Morgan City Police Department

8958

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

No

07/08/2026


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In the late evening hours of May 11, 1978, in Morgan City, Louisiana, fourteen-year-old Bertha Gould and her friend, Judy Ann Adams, who was fifteen, were enjoying a spring night at the Central Catholic High School fair. The fair was being held on the grounds of the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. After leaving the event, the two girls began their walk home. Around 11:30 p.m., a witness saw Bertha and Judy get into a white car driven by an unknown man. This would be the last time either of the ...
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Last Seen: May 11, 1978

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    Just stumbled upon the case of Bertha Gould from 1978 and it really has me thinking about the potent... ...Read More
    10/10/2024
    Does anyone else find it strange how Robert Carl Hohenberger managed to go unnoticed for so long, es... ...Read More
    09/20/2024
    Has anyone else looked into the old reports from the school fair the night Bertha went missing? I’... ...Read More
    09/01/2024
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