MT MT - Frances Collier Ewalt, 26, Rosebud Co., 20 Aug 1975

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 2552DFMT

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2552dfmt.html

Frances Collier Ewalt
Missing since August 20, 1975 from Rosebud County, Montana
Classification: Missing


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Vital Statistics

•Date Of Birth: April 25, 1949
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 165 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Red/auburn hair; blue eyes.
•AKA: Frances Mary Collier


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Frances was last seen on August 20, 1975 in Rosebud County, MT.


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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Rosebud County Sheriff's Office
406-346-2715

Source Information:
MT DOJ

http://doj.mt.gov/enforcement/missingpersons/searchdetail.aspx?RecordKey=8701

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/e/ewalt_frances.html
Charley Project has much more info on circumstances.

I don't find Frances in NamUs at this time.

I don't find any archived articles for her at this time.

Frances has been missing 35 years today. Her children deserve to know what happened to their Mother. Come home soon.

 

[Tuck]

'Her mother speculated that she was at the bottom of the Yellowstone River'

The Independent Record - July 7, 1974 - Page Six

Around the time of her disappearance another woman named Peggy Harstad was murdered and dumped in the Yellowstone River, which led to some speculation that the disappearances were related. However, someone has been sentenced in relation to the Harstad case, and the former remains unsolved.

 

[Coffee56]

Another Forsyth Woman Missing - Newspapers.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Frances as we approach the 45th anniversary of her disappearance.

 

[Atombudd]

Frances' parents have since passed away her father Leo passed in 2003 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/billingsgazette/name/leo-collier-obituary?pid=198229703
Her mother passed in 2004 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/billingsgazette/name/marion-collier-obituary?pid=2221289
As of 2004 Frances had 6 brothers all of whom were still living

 

[StarrChance]

March 1974. Divorce mentioned...

 

[StarrChance]

July 1974

 

[alb1on]

The year she disappeared was 1973, not 1975 as in the headline and various sources such as Charley Project. This is confirmed by the press cuttings from 1974 referring to her going missing the previous year.

 

[ranchluvsu009]

Have the rosebud county sheriff department done anything about this lately? Does it cost to request help from cold case units like Billings has had done

 

[Pennysmom1]

Frances Collier Ewalt – The Charley Project

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Ewalt, circa 1973

• Missing Since 08/19/1973
• Missing From Forsyth, Montana
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 04/25/1949 (74)
• Age 24 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6, 165 pounds
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, blue eyes. Ewalt may go by the name Frances Mary Collier.

Details of Disappearance​

Ewalt was last seen at the Agate Bar on Main Street in Forsyth, Montana at 11:00 p.m. on August 19, 1973. She left a female friend there and said she was going to see her brother, a nightclub musician. She never visited her brother and has never been heard from again.

Ewalt left behind her car, purse, clothing, paycheck, and her three sons. She had a trust fund from her grandfather, but has not accessed it or any of her other bank accounts since she went missing. At the time of her disappearance, she was in the process of a divorce and was working as a cocktail waitress at the Century Club in Forsyth, Montana.

Little evidence is available as to Ewalt's fate, but her family believes she met with foul play, as it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Rosebud County Sheriff's Department 406-346-2715

Source Information​

• Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse
• The Billings Gazette

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 25, 2020; date of disappearance corrected, details of disappearance updated.

 

[Psalm4610]

Could this be her? 778UFCA

 

[Caring1]

Unidentified female found 7/16/74 in Elko NV (rural area). This is a 12 hour drive straight west via I-90.

I bring this UID up as it‘s possible a trucker or someone passing through may have taken her from the bar. Both have red/auburn hair and height is within range. Weight is off but PMI for the unidentified female is listed as “months”.

Clothing was present but burnt. Identifiable were blue jeans, a blue-green colored blouse, and buttons that were commonly used on jackets and overalls in the 1970s.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

Could this be her? 778UFCA

Unable to view content in the link. The site appears to be down.

 

[Caring1]

11 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[heartanium]

Emailed Namus to hopefully get her missing date corrected and also gave them a higher quality version of the picture used on Namus.

 

[cenazoic]

Could this be her? 778UFCA

(Page is up for me)

I think no, because her profile says “No evidence of prior pregnancies.”

 

[StarrChance]

November 1975
Looks like Frances parents took custody if the children.