LA LA - Bessie Chauncey, 34, Gretna, 22 Nov 1999

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Bessie M. Chauncey

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Case Classification: Missing
Date of Last Contact: November 22, 1999
Location Last Seen: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Description:
  • Date of Birth: circa 1965
  • Age: 34 years old
  • Race: White/Caucasian
  • Gender: Female
  • Height: 5' 7" (67 inches)
  • Weight: 110 lbs
  • Hair Color: Red/Auburn
  • Eye Color: Blue
  • Nickname/Alias: Unknown
  • Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
  • Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
  • Identifiers: Not available
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Chauncey was last seen in Gretna, Louisiana on November 17, 1999. She left her residence in the 900 block of 8th Street for a medical appointment but failed to return home. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available regarding Chauncey's disappearance and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:
  • Gretna Police Department: (504) 366-4374
    Reference Case Number: K-51535-99
NCIC Case Number: M-890319286
NamUs Case Number: MP74519
NCMEC Number: Not available

Bessie M Chauncey - LA Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
 
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Was this appointment a routine checkup? With her regular doctor? Was s/he questioned? Did Bessie have health issues? Depression? Unwanted pregnancy?

I wouldn't even know how to search for the medical facilities that were near her address over 20 years ago, but looking at the map, two things do stick out at me: the Mississippi River to the north and US 90 to the South.

She could've used the Mississippi River to take her own life. Maybe she got bad news at the appointment and just couldn't take it? Alternatively, if someone else harmed her, the river could've been used as a dump site.

As for US 90, if someone kidnapped her, the highway could be used to make a quick getaway.
 
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An ancestry profile for her has an undated photo.
 
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This is my mother, she showed up 3 months later from a benge. She passed away a year later at the age of 35. I contacted the gretna police and LSU to take her down as a missing person.
 

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