It is good to see that there is renewed interest in this unsolved case. Hopefully witnesses and persons of interest who were reluctant to talk in 1975 will be forthcoming now that they are adults.
It is possible that Kathy was assulted by acquaintences that July evening in 1975, and that someone knows the identity and specifics.
While rumors and beliefs concerning this case (which started in 1975)should be revisited, renewed consideration should also be given to Mr. Fred Howard Coffey, Jr. who worked at the Vitro Laboratories building adjacent to Kathy's Aspen Hill neighborhood and across the street from the K-mart.
Mr. Coffey came to Montgomery County Police attention in 1987 as a possible suspect in both the Lyon Sisters' disappearance and the attack on Kathy Lynn Beatty. He left town very suddenly without notice to his employer immediately after the attack on Kathy Beatty was written about in the Washington Post and it was mentioned that Kathy was still alive.
Coffey later wrote to Vitro explaining his sudden departure with a lie about his wife and daughter being involved in a serious auto accident out of state. He asked that his final paycheck (through 31 July 1975) be mailed to him.
Coffey was later convicted of numerous counts of Child Molestation and was convicted of the 1979 Murder of 10 year old Amanda Ray in North Carolina. He is also a suspect in a number of other child murders. Prior to these Maryland cases (in 1974), Coffey had been convicted of the rape of a 13 year-old girl in Virginia Beach, VA.
It is possible that Kathy was assulted by acquaintences that July evening in 1975, and that someone knows the identity and specifics.
While rumors and beliefs concerning this case (which started in 1975)should be revisited, renewed consideration should also be given to Mr. Fred Howard Coffey, Jr. who worked at the Vitro Laboratories building adjacent to Kathy's Aspen Hill neighborhood and across the street from the K-mart.
Mr. Coffey came to Montgomery County Police attention in 1987 as a possible suspect in both the Lyon Sisters' disappearance and the attack on Kathy Lynn Beatty. He left town very suddenly without notice to his employer immediately after the attack on Kathy Beatty was written about in the Washington Post and it was mentioned that Kathy was still alive.
Coffey later wrote to Vitro explaining his sudden departure with a lie about his wife and daughter being involved in a serious auto accident out of state. He asked that his final paycheck (through 31 July 1975) be mailed to him.
Coffey was later convicted of numerous counts of Child Molestation and was convicted of the 1979 Murder of 10 year old Amanda Ray in North Carolina. He is also a suspect in a number of other child murders. Prior to these Maryland cases (in 1974), Coffey had been convicted of the rape of a 13 year-old girl in Virginia Beach, VA.