FL FL - Dorothy Catherine Davidson, 39, Winter Park, 10 Aug 1986

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[h=1]Dorothy Catherine Davidson[/h]

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Davidson, circa 1986

• Missing Since 08/10/1986
• Missing From Winter Park, Florida
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 10/04/1946 (71)
• Age 39 years old
• Height and Weight 5'8, 170 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Davidson had braces on her teeth at the time of her disappearance. She wears eyeglasses. Her nickname is Dottie.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Davidson was last seen in Winter Park, Florida on August 10, 1986. She lived in the 5300 block of Lanyard Court. She has never been heard from again.

The next day, when she didn't show up for work at Southern Bell in Orlando, Florida, her coworkers called her twin sister. Davidson's sister notified police of her disappearance that night.

Police found four .25 caliber shell casings and one .25 caliber bullet on the floor of her residence. One brown and white quilted bedspread and two couch pillows were missing. There were no indications of a struggle, and Davidson's car and purse still there.

Police have identified a suspect in Davidson's case, an acquaintance of hers whom they have not publicly named. She is described as a dependable woman and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Investigators believe she was the victim of a homicide.

http://charleyproject.org/case/dorothy-catherine-davidson

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3222dffl.html

NAMUS does not have a photo and says she is missing from Sanford, Seminole County, FL

Circumstances: REPLY SEMIN0LE C0 S0 FL0590000 0R PX 407 665 6511 F0UL PLAY SUSPECTED

Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA Sample is currently not available

Fingerprint information is currently not available

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/3008/

 

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Dorothy Catherine Davidson – The Charley Project

 

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Dorothy Catherine Davidson – The Charley Project

Last updated April 27, 2021; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Davidson was last seen in Winter Park, Florida on August 10, 1986. She lived in the 5300 block of Lanyard Court. She has never been heard from again. The next day, when she didn't show up for work at Southern Bell in Orlando, Florida, her coworkers called her twin sister. Davidson's sister notified police of her disappearance that night.

Police found four .25 caliber shell casings and one .25 caliber bullet on the floor of her residence. One brown and white quilted bedspread and two couch pillows were missing from the house, as were Davidson's keys and purse, but her car was left behind. There were no indications of a struggle. When Davidson's family spoke to friends and neighbors, they discovered a .25 caliber automatic handgun belonging to one of her friends was missing. The gun was a Fie Titan model E27B with the serial number D993573.

Police have identified a suspect in Davidson's case, an acquaintance of hers whom they have not publicly named. She is described as a dependable woman and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Investigators believe she was the victim of a homicide.

 

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1986 article DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR MISSING WOMAN
1989 article TO FAMILY, DOROTHY IS DEAD - TO POLICE, HER CASE NEARLY SOLVED
TO FAMILY, DOROTHY IS DEAD - TO POLICE, HER CASE NEARLY SOLVED
Mark Pankowski of the Sentinel StaffTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL

Four .25-caliber bullet casings lay on the floor. A quilted bedspread was missing. Dorothy Davidson was gone.
Seminole County sheriff's investigators believe Davidson was murdered on the day she disappeared three years ago. They believe they know who killed her.
But they cannot prove it. Not yet.
"I feel that I know what happened," said Detective Billy Lee. "It's just a matter of time until we put all the pieces together."
"She was a very caring person," said Jane Furnier, an Orange County resource teacher and a former district director for the Special Olympics.
Detective Lee has kept Dorothy's case open for three years, conducting interviews, searching for more evidence and following up leads. He has identified one primary suspect, an acquaintance of Dorothy's.
If he could find Dorothy's body, Lee said, he could likely solve the case. He is asking anyone with information to call him at 830-8111.
The detective is convinced that he eventually will solve the case. "It will happen sooner or later," Lee said.
For Dianne, an end to the case will mean an end to her waiting.
"Every day is hard. But birthdays and holidays are even harder," Dianne said.
"We were identical twins, the only siblings in the family," she said. "I still give people heart attacks when they see me. They come up and say, 'For a minute I thought you were Dotty.'
"She was my only family," Dianne said. "We were very close.
"I really miss her."

It's shame they seem to know who killed her and say that they think they would solve the case sooner than later, that was in 1989. It seems they still can not prove their case and another killer lives free.
Dorothy "Dotty: Davidson is still missing.