FL FL - Doris, 34, & Caren Wurst, 3, Plantation, 7 Nov 1974

[Proud Country Gal]

I haven’t been able to find anything about whether Doris was married?

So far I can't see anything about her being married but I also think they were declared dead in 1976.....will keep digging.

 

[DS2021]

I haven’t been able to find anything about whether Doris was married?

Remains of 3 people linked to decades-old cold cases found in cars pulled from Plantation canals

Plantation Fire Rescue said one of the cars found was about 50 years old and the other was around 20 years old.

www.cbsnews.com

The mother and the girl's father were going through a custody battle at the time the mom and girl went missing. A source said the mom took off with the 4-year-old girl and threatened to take her life and the life of her daughter if she couldn't have custody

 

[DS2021]

Remains of 3 people linked to decades-old cold cases found in cars pulled from Plantation canals

Plantation Fire Rescue said one of the cars found was about 50 years old and the other was around 20 years old.

www.cbsnews.com

A second car was found behind an apartment complex near 80 Wimbledon Lakes Drive. A source said the remains of a World War II veteran were recovered from it. That man had been missing for 20 years and his family believed he was suicidal at the time of his disappearance.

 

[kd031]

Remains of 3 people linked to decades-old cold cases found in cars pulled from Plantation canals

Plantation Fire Rescue said one of the cars found was about 50 years old and the other was around 20 years old.

www.cbsnews.com

oh.. it was a murder/suicide?

 

[kd031]

O I’m

oh.. it was a murder/suicide?

Sorry replied to wrong comment. I wonder if it was a murder/suicide. The Wurst mother and child.

 

[dotr]

By Zulekha Pitts
August 13, 2024

50-Year Cold Case: Bodies Pulled From Vehicle in Plantation Canal

The South Florida mother and her 3-year-old daughter disappeared without a trace in November 1974.

www.miaminewtimes.com

Sonar imagery shows a vehicle wreckage submerged in a West Broward Boulevard canal.
Photo by Sunshine State Sonar

''Sullivan deploys sonar imaging devices to scan through as many water bodies as possible in the search field, which typically encompasses a radius of several miles around the last known location of a missing person.

"Here's the problem with South Florida. There are so many waterways, so many canals — hundreds of them, and it's like finding a needle in a haystack. These waters are just endless," Sullivan says.''

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[worldwatcher]

I am glad they're found.
Kudos to Sunshine State Sonar!

Have been following their case, since Suzanne Marie Sevakis, when she wasn't ID ed. It brought me to WS, in the time, when MySpace was huge.

Carens name came up, as a possible match (wich was later ruled out)

Its still a sad outcome.

 

[Piknik]

It would be great to know more about the circumstances surrounding their disappearances.
Why were they in Florida?
Was the car in a good condition? Was it located?
What about the last sighting?
Plantation is full of canals and ponds... Perphaps they had an accident and the car got submerged.

Well done, Diane.

 

[Mysteries1974]

It sounds like Doris and Caren’s father were involved in a custody fight which resulted in Doris taking their daughter to Florida from their home in Warminister, Pennsylvania on October 20th 1974, per the 1987 Child Find article. I saw in an earlier post after the car’s discovery that it mentioned Doris had threatened to take her and Caren’s lives if she didn’t get full custody. It sounds like they either got into a tragic accident in which they crashed into the canal or Doris drove the car into the water with Caren on purpose.

 

[Seattle1]

Update in case of Florida mom and child who vanished five decades ago

Doris Wurst, 34, and her three-year-old daughter, Caren, were last seen traveling in a red 1961 Chevrolet Impala in November 1974 before vanishing without a trace.

www.dailymail.co.uk

8/16/24

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Although their identification has not been officially confirmed - their dental records and DNA are still being verified- Plantation police said family members have been contacted in the likelihood that it is them.

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for Dorin has been removed. Caren's profile is still up.

 

[Richard]

This month marks 50 years since they went missing.

 

[DS2021]

Caren Doris Wurst – The Charley Project

Caren disappeared with her mother, Doris, from Plantation, Florida on November 7, 1974. In August 2024, a volunteer sonar team found Doris's Chevrolet Impala submerged in a canal, with the remains of an adult and a small child, presumably Caren and Doris, inside it. They are awaiting DNA testing to confirm the identification.

 

[SimsGuy67]

DNA testing has confirmed that the remains in the car do belong to Caren and we can safely assume the other set does belong to Doris.

DNA confirms remains found in Plantation canal are those of 3-year-old Caren Wurst - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - DNA testing has confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in a Broward County canal belong to 3-year-old Caren Doris Wurst, who, along<a class="excerpt-read-more"...

wsvn.com

Rest in peace, Caren and Doris.

 

[UnicornAmalthea]

DNA testing has confirmed that the remains in the car do belong to Caren and we can safely assume the other set does belong to Doris.

DNA confirms remains found in Plantation canal are those of 3-year-old Caren Wurst - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - DNA testing has confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in a Broward County canal belong to 3-year-old Caren Doris Wurst, who, along<a class="excerpt-read-more"...

wsvn.com

Rest in peace, Caren and Doris.

Poor baby. RIP Caren