OH OH - Cynthia 'Cindy' Anderson, 20, Toledo, 4 Aug 1981

[BethAnn777]

According to The Voices for Justice podcast, Cindy’s boyfriend at the time she disappeared was named Jeff Lemke (sp). I haven’t heard this mentioned anywhere else, so thought I would share.

 

[megs1477]

Cindy's NAMUS The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

Cheerleader's NAMUS The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

Unfortunately, I cannot view the rule outs. Many thanks in advance.

Cindy's rule outs

UP8419 01/16/2001 Isle of Wight VA
UP16160 10/17/2016 Cuyahoga OH
UP7146 01/05/2009 Hamilton OH
UP12692 04/07/2014 Cuyahoga OH
UP4725 03/10/2007 Marion OH
UP15630 07/03/1984 Cuyahoga OH
UP4842 12/26/1982 Adams IN
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA
UP6661 02/03/1991 Stafford VA
UP6303 01/26/1997 Warren VA
UP6279 12/18/1996 Fairfax VA
UP6642 08/07/1986 Chesterfield VA
UP6796 11/18/1985 Alleghany VA
UP6629 02/03/1991 Frederick VA
UP8493 12/06/1993 Fairfax VA
UP1567 06/01/1987 Knox TN
UP8427 07/17/1982 Washoe NV

 

[spartanx]

the nightmares came first in this entire timeline. Her nightmares about someone breaking into her house and kidnapping her could symbolize her feeling that she is being taken against her will... Arranged marriages are not common in fundamentalist religion. What if Cynthia's parents have arranged for her to marry her boyfriend (which causes them to start dating)? She would be required to quit her job, get married, and “obey” her husband… Although they grew up in a religious family, it was the 1980s, a time when women became increasingly independent and could truly have a life of one's own...

As for on-site evidence, there were no real signs of struggle. The door was still closed and the lights and air conditioning were still on. And the fact that the book she was reading appeared on the most violent page in the entire book? That's not a coincidence nor would she have been able to get to that page if someone had come into the office and taken it. If she had been kidnapped, it probably would have happened after she had left the office. But why wouldn't she leave a note or turn off the lights or the air conditioning, like she always did and as her coworkers mentioned? And if she wanted to leave her only for a brief moment, that means that the person she left her with was close to her.

Really our two options that make the most sense are: Cynthia was kidnapped and potentially murdered by someone she knew OR she just ran away to start a new life somewhere else...
either way
rest in peace

 

[Pennysmom2]

Cynthia Jane Anderson – The Charley Project

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Anderson, circa 1981

• Missing Since 08/04/1981
• Missing From Toledo, Ohio
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 02/04/1961 (62)
• Age 20 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4, 115 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A white v-neck dress with pink pinstripes, cinnamon-brown Legg's pantyhose, and beige open-toed ankle-strap sandals.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Anderson's nickname is Cindy. She has a chicken pox scar on her forehead and a one-and-a-half-inch scar on the inside of her right knee, shaped like an open fishhook.

Details of Disappearance​

Anderson was employed as a legal secretary at the law offices of James Rabbit and Jay Feldstein on east Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo, Ohio in 1981. She was last seen at the business on August 4 of that year.

Her employers discovered that the radio was turned on and their desks were prepared for the day upon their arrival at work. Unclaimed mail had been placed inside the front door handle and a romance novel Anderson was reading was opened on her desk. There was no sign of her elsewhere in the building.

Her purse and car keys were missing, but her vehicle was locked in the parking lot outside of the office. She didn't leave a note on the door, which was her usual habit whenever she had to step out of the office during work hours. Anderson has never been seen again. She left a substantial amount of money behind in her bank account, and her Social Security number has not been used since her disappearance.

Anderson had received suspicious phone calls at work in the weeks prior to her disappearance which seemed to disturb her. Her family reported that she also suffered from recurring nightmares about being attacked by a man. Anderson's employers installed an emergency buzzer at her desk during the summer of 1981. She also kept the office's doors locked at all times. This was due to the harrassing calls and ominous messages.

There have been several suspects in Anderson's disappearance, none of which have been officially ruled out in her case by investigators. Anthony and Nathaniel Cook, two brothers convicted of nine murders in the Ohio area between them in the 1980s, have denied any involvement in Anderson's case.

Another convicted murderer currently imprisoned in Ohio is thought to have possibly been involved in her disappearance as well, though any connection has never been established and the man has never been publicly identified.

Convicted drug dealer Jose Rodriguez Jr. and his attorney, Richard Neller, are also suspects in Anderson's case. Neller worked with Anderson's law firm during 1981 and authorities theorize that she may have overheard conversations between Neller and Rodriguez concerning drug deals prior to her disappearance. Investigators believe the information may have led to Anderson's possible abduction and/or murder, though this has never been proven.

An informant testified at Rodriguez's trial in 1995 that Rodriguez confessed to killing Anderson, but the testimony was ruled to be unreliable. Both Rodriguez and Neller are currently imprisoned due to drug convictions. No one has been charged in connection with Anderson's disappearance.

Anderson is described as a devout Christian fundamentalist who enjoyed her job and family life in 1981. She had a boyfriend and many friends. Anderson was planning to quit her secretarial job two weeks after her disappearance in order to attend Bible college. Her family has stated it would be extremely uncharacteristic of her to vanish without explanation for her loved ones.

Anderson's parents are both deceased; her mother died of cancer in 1983 and her father died in 2008. In her father's obituary, it was noted that Anderson preceded him in death. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Toledo Police Department
• 419-245-3151
• 419-245-3111

Source Information​

• The Toledo Blade
• California Attorney General's Office
• The Doe Network
• Unsolved Mysteries

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 6, 2011; details of disappearance updated.

 

[Pennysmom2]

blog Cynthia Anderson disappearance

Clipping found in The News-Messenger published in Fremont, Ohio on 8/10/1981. blog Cynthia Anderson disappearance

www.newspapers.com

 

[Pennysmom2]

287DFOH - Cynthia Jane Anderson

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

<<The law partners arrived back at the office after a meeting at noon to find the radio on and their desks prepared for the day. Anderson left her romance novel open on her desk to the only violent scene in the book, where the herione in abducted at knife point. There was no sign of her elsewhere in the building and no signs of struggle. Her purse and keys were missing, but her car was locked in the parking lot outside of the office.

She always kept the doors to the office locked and a buzzer had been installed at her desk to alert the shop next door in case of trouble. This was due to strange and harrassing phone calls she had been personally receiving.

She disappeared without a trace, there were no sign of a struggle. Her purse and car keys were gone. Her car remained outside. The doors were locked.

Foul play is suspected.>>

 

[John/Jane Doe]

287DFOH - Cynthia Jane Anderson

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Cynthia Jane Anderson – The Charley Project

 

[Sweetluv]

Bumping!! Very strange case...

 

[Sweetluv]

Interesting that Cynthia was bothered enough to express her concerns to her employer..and a panic button was installed at her desk. But, the day of her disappearance, it was never pressed (nothing mentioned) Did she know this person?

 

[BethAnn777]

Interesting that Cynthia was bothered enough to express her concerns to her employer..and a panic button was installed at her desk. But, the day of her disappearance, it was never pressed (nothing mentioned) Did she know this person?

Right?!? Something is so off here.

 

[Sweetluv]

So if Cynthia's routine was to put a sign on the door if she was leaving, and didn't do that this day, was she in a hurry?
She brought her purse..if I'm stepping outside, I wouldn't unless I was actually leaving. The book and the page it was on is quite a coincidence. A panic button was installed but not used. If she was abducted, I feel she knew them. I'm leaning towards a planned walk away...

 

[lonewanderer]

Ok, so I have zero evidence and it’s basically just a thought.

But, Ariel Castro was 21 at this time. How far is Toledo from where he lived and could he have been in the area at the time?

 

[Sweetluv]

I believe Castro was prominent in the early 2000s if I'm correct (?) But, who's to say his terror didn't start earlier.
This case is strange indeed..

 

[BethAnn777]

I don’t know about Castro, but do we know of any other cases around the same time around the same area where some of the major details are similar? Such as Cindy receiving threatening or sexual calls at a workplace. I don’t remember hearing she felt unsafe or threatened at home, only at work. If someone was targeting her at work, why stop there? He could have stalked her and followed her home, but it didn’t seem like he did. Wonder why? Would it be easier to abduct someone in a busy shopping center from their place of employment or from their home under the cloak of darkness?

I wonder if this abductor worked in the same shopping center? That would give him easy access to watch her and know when to call her.

The fact that she didn’t give any details about the calls drives me crazy! I wish she would have told a trusted friend or her boyfriend about the calls. What was said, what did his voice sound like, did she say anything back to him, etc. I hope LE talked to every single person she knew to try to get more info.

 

[Sweetluv]

This case is so strange from the panic button installed at work but not used, the book opened to a strange page, and Cindy herself being afraid. I can't help but wonder if she met foul play or organized this herself to start over somewhere...

 

[Sweetluv]

August 4, 1981
What happened to Cindy!?

 

[Sweetluv]

Bumping !

 

[WhiteWeasel]

287DFOH - Cynthia Jane Anderson

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

<<The law partners arrived back at the office after a meeting at noon to find the radio on and their desks prepared for the day. Anderson left her romance novel open on her desk to the only violent scene in the book, where the herione in abducted at knife point. There was no sign of her elsewhere in the building and no signs of struggle. Her purse and keys were missing, but her car was locked in the parking lot outside of the office.

She always kept the doors to the office locked and a buzzer had been installed at her desk to alert the shop next door in case of trouble. This was due to strange and harrassing phone calls she had been personally receiving.

She disappeared without a trace, there were no sign of a struggle. Her purse and car keys were gone. Her car remained outside. The doors were locked.

Foul play is suspected.>>

Do we know if she Possibly knew anybody In Alabama

 

[WhiteWeasel]

Interesting that Cynthia was bothered enough to express her concerns to her employer..and a panic button was installed at her desk. But, the day of her disappearance, it was never pressed (nothing mentioned) Did she know this person?

That's what I'm thinking I have a suspicion that she knew the person do we know if she knew anybody near the Alabama region