MI MI - Patricia Spencer, 16, & Pamela Hobley, 15, Oscoda, 31 Oct 1969

[Betty P]

BY GABRIELLE DAWSON DECEMBER 21, 2023

Michigan State Police look for tips to solve nearly 55-year-old cold case

A cold case team has been formed to solve the 1969 disappearance of Patricia Spencer, 16, and Pamela Hobley, 15.

www.cbsnews.com

''OSCODA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A cold case team has been formed to solve the 1969 disappearance of Patricia Spencer, 16, and Pamela Hobley, 15.

The team consists of Michigan State Police West Branch Post detectives and the Oscoda Township Police Department.

The girls went missing on Oct. 31, 1969, Michigan State Police said.

They were last seen together walking from Oscoda High School about 2 p.m. eastbound on East River Road, police said.''

Very good news! It sounds as though they’re really applying the pressure to get these two women’s disappearances solved.

 

[dotr]

State police hope to solve 1969 Halloween disappearance of 2 mid-Michigan teens

Michigan State Police detectives are re-energizing the search for two Oscoda teenage...

www.bigrapidsnews.com

Angela Mulka,Dec. 28, 2023

Patricia Ann Spencer (left), also known as “Patty,” was described by authorities as between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5 and about 125 pounds with long blond hair and blue eyes. Pamela Sue Hobley, also known as “Pam,” was described as between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8 and about 110 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes.
Photos provided/Michigan State Police Third District
'Detectives for the MSP West Branch Post announced last week they recently partnered with the Oscoda Township Police Department to form a “special cold case team” to solve their disappearances, according to a press release. Police, who think potential suspects in the case could still be alive, hope someone who may have seen the teens that Halloween will come forward.''

 

[Richard]

OSCODA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A cold case team has been formed to solve the 1969 disappearance of Patricia Spencer, 16, and Pamela Hobley, 15.

The team consists of Michigan State Police West Branch Post detectives and the Oscoda Township Police Department.

The girls went missing on Oct. 31, 1969, Michigan State Police said.

They were last seen together walking from Oscoda High School about 2 p.m. eastbound on East River Road, police said.

The girls may have been skipping school, according to authorities.

Spencer is described by police as White, between 5'3" and 5'5", about 125 pounds with long blond hair, and blue eyes.

She was wearing a tweed or brown plaid skirt, brown sweater, grey and green plaid jacket, and brown shoes with thick heels, police said.

Hobley is described by police as White, between 5'6" and 5'8", about 110 pounds with long brown hair, and brown eyes.

She was wearing a white fur coat with brown fur trim, a brown and white plaid skirt, white cotton knee socks, and chunky shoes, police said.

Anyone with information can call 989-724-8055 or 989-402-7190.

LINK:

Michigan State Police look for tips to solve nearly 55-year-old cold case

A cold case team has been formed to solve the 1969 disappearance of Patricia Spencer, 16, and Pamela Hobley, 15.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.

 

[Richard]

October 31 will mark 55 years missing.

 

[dotr]

'Added: 09/17/2011; Last Updated: 05/13/2024 - By: mc'

3080DFMI - Pamela Sue Hobley

3080DFMI​

Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 57 years
Name: Pamela Sue Hobley
Nickname/Alias: Pam
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 31, 1969
Location Last Seen: Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: May 25, 1954
Age: 15 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6" - 5'8"
Weight: 100 - 115 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, longer than shoulder length
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on the left side of mouth and across bridge of nose. May wear glasses.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: 3/4 length white faux fur coat with brown faux fur trim; long sleeve blouse with ruffled cuffs; white cotton knee socks; brown and white plaid skirt; chunky-style shoes with thick heel
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Pamela and another classmate Patricia Spencer went missing on October 31, 1969. The girls were not considered friends, but it is thought that they may have skipped school together. Neither of the girls had a purse or ID with them. Initially, they were considered runaways.
In May 2013, a witness told investigators he worked as an attendant at a gas station at the corner of US-23 and River Road at the time of the girls' disappearance. He picked the girls up and gave them a ride into town, dropping them off at the station as he was coming into work that day. The witness further stated that he had given this information to police years ago. According to police, there is other information not released to the public that indicates the girls were seen downtown the day of their disappearance. The witness is not considered a person of interest. Foul play is suspected.''

 

[dotr]

3081DFMI - Patricia Ann Spencer

3081DFMI​

Name: Patricia Ann Spencer
Nickname/Alias: Patty
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 31, 1969
Location Last Seen: Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: January 10, 1953
Age: 16 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" - 5'5"
Weight: 120 - 130 lbs
Hair Color: Brown/Blonde, longer than shoulder length
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears glasses but did not have them with her when she went missing; scar on one of her legs due to a dog bite

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Tweed or brown plaid skirt; brown sweater; grey and green plaid jacket; brown shoes with a thick heel
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown''

 

[trxgotit]

People are in the 70s now, still afraid to talk? Why? Who is taking down the signs? Why haven’t they been questioned? These are somebodies daughters & sisters..

the Curly family needs to be reinvestigated

 

[Nina Michigan]

I just did an interview with Pam's sister, Mary.

The episode will be out next week.

 

[Richard]

The 55 year anniversary of their disappearance is coming up...

 

[Nina Michigan]

Episode is live - Already Gone: Oscoda's Halloween Disappearance

 

[Richard]

This double disappearance (and likely abduction) in Michigan followed closely a series of murders of young women and girls in the Ypsilanti /Ann Arbor area.

John Norman Collins had been arrested as the main suspect in those murders, and held in jail since late July 1969. He was eventually tried and convicted of only one of those murders.

A big question has always been, was he alone responsible, or were there other killers involved - either working with him or separately?

All of the "Co-Ed Murders" involved victims whose bodies were dumped in remote, rural areas. Whereas the bodies of Pamela and Patricia have never been found, and they are considered "missing".

 

[Nina Michigan]

This double disappearance (and likely abduction) in Michigan followed closely a series of murders of young women and girls in the Ypsilanti /Ann Arbor area.

John Norman Collins had been arrested as the main suspect in those murders, and held in jail since late July 1969. He was eventually tried and convicted of only one of those murders.

A big question has always been, was he alone responsible, or were there other killers involved - either working with him or separately?

All of the "Co-Ed Murders" involved victims whose bodies were dumped in remote, rural areas. Whereas the bodies of Pamela and Patricia have never been found, and they are considered "missing".

from speaking with the sister of Pam Hobley, it sounds like they have a good suspect in this double disappearance.

 

[Richard]

Another Michigan cold case of a missing girl is that of Cynthia Coon, age 13, who disappeared from Ann Arbor on 19 January 1970 - less than three months after Pamela and Patricia went missing.

 

[Nina Michigan]

Another Michigan cold case of a missing girl is that of Cynthia Coon, age 13, who disappeared from Ann Arbor on 19 January 1970 - less than three months after Pamela and Patricia went missing.

Art Ream is suspected in her case. JMO YMMV

It appears he had a carpet job in that area at the time she vanished.

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.