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Judy Ann Adams

Case from Morgan City, LA dated May 11, 1978

Victim Details

Judy Ann Adams

Female

White / Caucasian

Morgan City

LA

1978-05-11

15

Judy

Ann Adams

06/28/2026

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In the late spring of 1978, the community of Morgan City, Louisiana, was rocked by a crime that would leave a lasting scar. Fifteen-year-old Judy Ann Adams, a young woman with her life ahead of her, vanished on the night of May 11th. She and a friend, fourteen-year-old Bertha Gould, were making their way home from the Central Catholic High School fair, a picture of youthful innocence under the Louisiana sky. Their journey was cut short when a witness saw the two girls getting into a white car dr ...
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  • Judy Ann Adams (1962-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Kidnapping sparks local interest - Houma Today
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    Has anyone else thought about how vulnerable those girls must have felt? It's so chilling to think t... ...Read More
    08/23/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about Bertha Yvonne Gould's family, and my heart really goes out to them. I... ...Read More
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