WA WA - Linda Endorf, 31, Tukwila, 8 Dec 1976

[Romulus]

Linda Sue Endorf

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance


Missing Since: December 8, 1976 from Tukwila, King County, Washington
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: February 12, 1945
Age: 31
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 120
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Burn scar on right shoulder.
Case Number: 76-186086
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Details of Disappearance
Linda Endorf, a Western Airlines ticket agent, was dropped off for work at Sea-Tac Airport by James Endorf on December 8, 1976, but never reported to her job. Linda Sue Endorf was 31 when she disappeared, leaving behind her husband and a 13-year-old daughter. She was to have had a few days off work after December 8 but failed to report back December 15 as scheduled. Her husband reported her missing December 17. The husband's statements were inconsistant. There are no records that Linda Sue Endorf ever had contact with law enforcement, Social Security, unemployment compensation or other government agencies. Exactly two months after he reported his wife missing, James Endorf filed for divorce. In the noncontested action, he was awarded custody of the couple's 13-year-old daughter and ownership of the couple's home and other property. Linda has never been found.
James Endorf committed suicide in Pierce County after killing his second wife, Debra Ann, in 1993. The body of Debra Ann Endorf, 40, was found in the trunk of her maroon 1984 Cadillac, a day after James Endorf reported she had failed to return from a Sunday shopping trip.

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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
King County Sheriff's Office
206-205-3432

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Source Information
Namus
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://www.nampn.org/cases/endorf_linda.html

 

[Coffee56]

Linda Sue Endorf

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Linda, circa 1976

• Missing Since12/08/1976
• Missing FromTukwila, Washington
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• Date of Birth02/12/1945 (74)
• Age31 years old
• Height and Weight5'7, 120 pounds
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Linda has a burn scar on her right shoulder.

Details of Disappearance
Linda was last seen on December 8, 1976, after she finished her shift at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and left for home at 10:30 p.m. She worked as a ticket agent for Western Airlines.

She was supposed to report back to work on December 15, but never did and has never been heard from again. On December 17, more than a week after she was last seen, her husband James reported her missing.

Linda left behind a thirteen-year-old daughter. She and James had married in 1963. Two months after she was reported missing, James filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in 1978 and he got almost all their property and assets, as well as custody of their daughter.

As far as authorities could determine, Linda never used her Social Security number, never had contact with law enforcement or any other government agencies, and was never seen by anyone after December 1976.

In January 1993, James's second wife, Debra Ann Endorf, went missing. A day later, her body was found in the trunk of her car in Tacoma. She'd been strangled with a bungee cord and had a fractured skull.

James hired an attorney and refused to cooperate with the investigation into Debra's murder, even in its early stages. A month after her death, he committed suicide by gassing himself in his truck. He left a note, which didn't confess to involvement in either Linda's disappearance or Debra's murder.

The police closed the homicide investigation after James took his life, stating he had been their prime suspect and they had planned to file murder charges against him. Debra had told others she mistrusted her husband and feared he would kill her. Authorities found bloodstains on the garage door in the couple's home; they believe she was attacked there.

The investigation into Linda's disappearance was renewed after Debra's murder, but authorities couldn't find any additional evidence in her case. Her case remains unsolved and she is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances.
Investigating Agency

• King County Sheriff's Office 206-205-3432

Source Information

• NamUs
• Washington State Missing Persons Search
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• The Tacoma News Tribune

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated April 22, 2012; casefile added.

Linda Sue Endorf – The Charley Project

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930302&slug=1688359

Linda Sue Lasater Endorf (1945-1976) - Find A...

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Linda...it's now been over 44 years.

 

[annpats]

Well, in my honest opinion, if he was the prime suspect in his 2nd wife's murder and the police were planning to arrest him before his suicide, then would this not indicate that he may be the prime suspect in his 1st wife's murder too....? I don't think the police need to be looking for anyone else.

 

[Diane Redfern]

`We Were Closing In . . . And He Knew That' -- Death A Final Escape For Murder Suspect? | The Seattle Times

 

[happy head]

Anyone know how quickly a body can become skeletonized? Or have anymore information about what she might have been wearing?

This unidentified body was found 12/11/76 and depending on any animal activity in the area, could result in the body becoming skeletonized in just 2-3 days? The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)