PA PA -Katherine Louise Bitter, 36, Beaverdale, 24 June 1995

[CCJD]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing Person / NamUs #MP42805
Katherine Louise Bitter, Female, White / Caucasian
Status Missing
Date of Last Contact June 24, 1995
Missing From Beaverdale, Pennsylvania
Missing Age 36 Years
Current Age 61 Years

Case Information

Demographics
Missing Age 36 Years
Current Age 61 Years
First Name Katherine
Middle Name Louise
Last Name Bitter
Nickname/Alias--

Sex Female
Height 5' 2" - 5' 5" (62 - 65 Inches)
Weight 120 - 125 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact June 24, 1995
NamUs Case Created March 27, 2018
Last Known Location
Location Beaverdale, Pennsylvania
County Cambria County
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Disappearance Last scene with boyfriend in his vehicle
Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color Green
Right Eye Color Green
Eye Description Glasses
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Scar on neck


Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered

Contacts
Investigating Agencies
Case Owner
Summerhill Township Police Department

Address 114 Irvin Street Post Office Box 125 Beaverdale, Pennsylvania 15921
County Cambria County
Main Phone (814) 487-7314
General Email --
Website URL Summerhill Township Police Department - Beaverdale, Pennsylvania

Agency Case Number CCE950262
Date Reported July 7, 1995
No Investigator Entered

 

[CCJD]

From NamUs - printed 4/3/2018

Dental information is currently not available
DNA: Initial inquiry underway
Fingerprint information is available and entered

 

[Sleuth91]

Bumping this thread for Katherine. There is very little info available for her online.

 

[Murkywaters]

Johnstown Tribune Democrat Newspaper Archives | Jul 29, 2001, p. 20

Found a little bit more information regarding Katherine,

■ Katherine Louise Bitter of Summerhill Township has been missing since June 1995. Township police suspect foul play in her disappearance. Family members, who filed a missing person’s report on July 5, 1995, said the then 37-year-old mother of two children was last seen at a party near Beaverdale.

And Summerhill Township police suspect a crime in the disappearance of township resident Katherine Louise Bitter six years ago. On July 5, 1995, family members reported that the then 37-year-old woman had disappeared without a trace. She had been last seen June 24, 1995, at a party in the Beaverdale area. Bitter, who was separated from her husband, has two children and reportedly kept in regular contact with her family. As in other missing persons cases, police combed wooded areas, fields and bodies of water, including the Wilmore Dam and a sewer ditch. The Bitter case still haunts township police Chief Paul Bonfanti. “It’s very tough on families because they don’t know whether she’s still alive. It’s like missing soldiers. Families always hold out hope the person is still alive, and you never get closure until you know,” Bonfanti said. He added, “I think about that case everyday and wondered whether the was something else we should have done or could have done. It’s still actively being pursued.

 

[Sleuth91]

Johnstown Tribune Democrat Newspaper Archives | Jul 29, 2001, p. 20

Found a little bit more information regarding Katherine,

■ Katherine Louise Bitter of Summerhill Township has been missing since June 1995. Township police suspect foul play in her disappearance. Family members, who filed a missing person’s report on July 5, 1995, said the then 37-year-old mother of two children was last seen at a party near Beaverdale.

And Summerhill Township police suspect a crime in the disappearance of township resident Katherine Louise Bitter six years ago. On July 5, 1995, family members reported that the then 37-year-old woman had disappeared without a trace. She had been last seen June 24, 1995, at a party in the Beaverdale area. Bitter, who was separated from her husband, has two children and reportedly kept in regular contact with her family. As in other missing persons cases, police combed wooded areas, fields and bodies of water, including the Wilmore Dam and a sewer ditch. The Bitter case still haunts township police Chief Paul Bonfanti. “It’s very tough on families because they don’t know whether she’s still alive. It’s like missing soldiers. Families always hold out hope the person is still alive, and you never get closure until you know,” Bonfanti said. He added, “I think about that case everyday and wondered whether the was something else we should have done or could have done. It’s still actively being pursued.

Good work, @Murkywaters!

 

[Murkywaters]

Katherine has been added to The Charley Project with a photo added!

Katherine Louise Bitter – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 06/24/1995
• Missing From Beaverdale, Pennsylvania
• Classification Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Age 36 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2 - 5'5, 120 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Bitter wears eyeglasses. She has a scar on her neck.

Details of Disappearance
Bitter was last seen with her boyfriend in his vehicle in Beaverdale, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1995. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

 

[Murkywaters]

The Western PA Search and Rescue Development Center flier for Katherine.

I noticed her image is little bit stretched so i attempted to correct it.

 

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Additional photos of Katherine have been added to her NamUs profile.

 

[Find Brenda]

Missing 26 years today

 

[chaddylex]

Wow, this case isn't too far from where my husband grew up at and I have never heard of it!

 

[Atombudd]

In a Facebook post for her Katherine's son and others that knew her claim the Charley Project picture is not the Katherine Louise Bitter that is missing from Beaverdale PA. The pictures in Namus are the correct pictures of her.
www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=174640384572804&id=103458741690969

 

[tipster]

In a Facebook post for her Katherine's son and others that knew her claim the Charley Project picture is not the Katherine Louise Bitter that is missing from Beaverdale PA. The pictures in Namus are the correct pictures of her.
www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=174640384572804&id=103458741690969

I know I'm a little 2 years late but atombudd since you said that photo on that page on Facebook which is now deleted you said that photo on the Charley project isn't her and the other pictures are her then where did the charley project photo come from I think you should email meghan good where that came from is that actually her and if it isn't who is it?

Katherine Louise Bitter​

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Bitter, circa 1995

 

[madamx]

Height off and weight but face look similar

NY Thread 'NY - Bronx, Mosholu Pkwy, WhtFem 35-45, UP4902, nude in metal cabinet on sidewalk, 2 sheets, Mar'98'

Jun 9, 2017

*GRAPHIC* White Female found in NYC on March 2, 1998.

POST MORTEM in both links!!
Namus: https://identifyus.org/cases/4902
Doe network: http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1106ufny.html

Date of Discovery: March 2, 1998
Location of Discovery: New York, Bronx County, New York
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 35-45 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'7", Measured
Weight: 163 lbs., Measured
Hair Color: Brown, short and closely shaved on the sides with 1” over the top.
Eye...

• ghostINshell
• Replies: 91
• Forum: The Unidentified

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[Pennysmom1]

Katherine is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP42805

View NamUs missing person case MP42805 for Katherine Louise Bitter missing from Beaverdale, Pennsylvania. Date of last contact: Jun 24, 1995. NCMEC case number: --.

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