Dawn Marie Dawes, 34, was last seen in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 4, 2007, and did not come to attention again until a distant relative filed a missing person report on August 3, 2009. That delay of over two and a half years is a central and unusual feature of the case and is said to have hampered the investigation.

At the time she vanished Dawes worked as an exotic dancer. She is described as a white female with blond or strawberry blond hair, blue eyes, standing between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 6 inches, and weighing between 110 and 130 pounds. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation and the case is listed in NamUs under MP17305. There is no public information about suspects, persons of interest, or developed leads.

If anyone knew Dawn, her routines, places she worked or frequented in early 2007, please share what might help investigators or family locate her.