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Martha Jean Lambert - Missing since 1985
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This is another case i’ve found where the missing person was not entered into any national database despite still being missing. Her family started a facebook page for her in 2011 but it hasn’t been active in years. I have sent her information to NamUs so hopefully she’ll be on ASAP. Here are the details:
Missing Child - Melinda Dawn Evans
Photo of Melinda dated September 24, 1973
Date Last Seen: August 4, 1974
Location: Springfield, Tennessee
Age: 10 months old
Born: N/A but I believe it was around 09-24-1973 since there’s a photo of her from that date and the time matches up
Race: White/Caucasian
Height: 2’0” - 2’4”
Weight: 40-43 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Melinda has a strawberry birthmark on her right arm between her elbow and wrist. She also has a brown spot on her right knee
Clothing: A blue and pink suit
Details: Melinda was last seen with her mother, Judith Evans. The two were traveling from Chicago, Illinois to Columbia, Tennessee with Judith’s boyfriend, Jerry Hart. The two stated they stopped at a restaurant on Interstate 65 at 2:30 am on August 4th 1974 so Judith could use the restroom.
The child was sleeping on a pillow on the floorboard of the vehicle. They left Melinda in the vehicle unattended for approximately five minutes. Judith said she realized her baby was gone. She also found her purse which contained her identification and approximately $18 in cash.
Judith and Jerry had planned to move to Tennessee as well as get married. She was recently divorced from the girl’s father whom she has one other child with besides Melinda. He received custody of both children following the separation. However, he could not care for both so he let Judith take Melinda.
Melinda has not been seen or heard from since her disappearance. Police suspect she was abducted.
Newspaper Articles (All Taken from Newspapers.com)
Missing Child - Melinda Dawn Evans
Photo of Melinda dated September 24, 1973
Date Last Seen: August 4, 1974
Location: Springfield, Tennessee
Age: 10 months old
Born: N/A but I believe it was around 09-24-1973 since there’s a photo of her from that date and the time matches up
Race: White/Caucasian
Height: 2’0” - 2’4”
Weight: 40-43 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Melinda has a strawberry birthmark on her right arm between her elbow and wrist. She also has a brown spot on her right knee
Clothing: A blue and pink suit
Details: Melinda was last seen with her mother, Judith Evans. The two were traveling from Chicago, Illinois to Columbia, Tennessee with Judith’s boyfriend, Jerry Hart. The two stated they stopped at a restaurant on Interstate 65 at 2:30 am on August 4th 1974 so Judith could use the restroom.
The child was sleeping on a pillow on the floorboard of the vehicle. They left Melinda in the vehicle unattended for approximately five minutes. Judith said she realized her baby was gone. She also found her purse which contained her identification and approximately $18 in cash.
Judith and Jerry had planned to move to Tennessee as well as get married. She was recently divorced from the girl’s father whom she has one other child with besides Melinda. He received custody of both children following the separation. However, he could not care for both so he let Judith take Melinda.
Melinda has not been seen or heard from since her disappearance. Police suspect she was abducted.
Newspaper Articles (All Taken from Newspapers.com)
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