DC DC - Gwendolyn Carswell, 44, Washington, 12 August 2004

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Gwendolyn Carswell

• Case Classification: Missing
  Date Last Seen: August 12, 2004
  Location Last Seen: Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Description:​

• Date of Birth: circa 1960
• Age: 44 years old
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5' 5" (65 inches)
• Weight: 120 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Carswell was last seen in Washington DC on August 12, 2004. She was last known to be in the 2600 block of 18th Street Northeast. She has never been heard from again and her whereabouts remain unknown. Few details are available regarding Carswell's case.

Investigators:

• DC Metropolitan Police Department - Missing Persons Unit: (202) 576-6768
  Reference Case Number: 04-114-225

NamUs Case Number: MP51876
NCIC Case Number: Not available

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Gwendolyn Carswell – The Charley Project

Gwendolyn Carswell​

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Details of Disappearance​

Carswell was last seen in the 2600 block of 18th Street Northeast in Washington D.C. on August 12, 2004. She has never been heard from again, and it's uncharacteristic of her to be out of touch with her family. Investigators believe Carswell may have been harmed by someone who knew her. Few details are available in her case.

 

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Gwendolyn Carswell – The Charley Project

Last updated December 20, 2024; three pictures added, details of disappearance updated.

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Carswell, circa 2004

Details of Disappearance​

Carswell was last seen near her home in the Brookland neighborhood in the 2600 block of 18th Street Northeast and Otis Street Northeast in Washington D.C. on August 12, 2004. She told her mother she was going to a party, never returned and has never been heard from again, and it's uncharacteristic of her to be out of touch with her family.

Investigators believe Carswell may have been harmed by someone who knew her. She was the victim of a violent crime in the late 1980s and authorities are looking into the possibility that this was related to her disappearance. Carswell is described as a devoted mother who wouldn't have abandoned her children. Her case remains unsolved.