TX TX - Mary Jo Thompson, 33, Lufkin, 24 August 1980

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 2675DFCA

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2675dfca.html

Mary Jo Thompson
Missing since August 24, 1980 from Los Angeles County, California
Classification: Missing


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Vital Statistics

•Date Of Birth: May 21, 1947
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 33 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'1"; 110 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; green eyes.
•Marks, Scars: Scar abdomen- cesarean section. Scar forehead.
•Dentals: Not available


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Mary Jo Thompson was last seen in Lufkin, Texas on August 24, 1980.


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

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
323-890-5500
Email

Agency Case Number: 008-00921-2699-400

Source Information:
CA DOJ

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/thompson_mary.html

Mary Jo is not listed in NamUs at this time.

I don't find archived articles for Mary Jo at this time.

Mary Jo has been missing 30 years. Come home soon.

 

[Houston Mom]

ON NAMUS, DNA DONE!!!

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9418/0/

 

[Houston Mom]

Wondering, could this be Mary Jo?

http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/Unidentified Decedent Fliers/1989-04-05-2228.pdf

Five foot, red head, with abd scar found in Houston 1989.

 

[KateB]

Wondering, could this be Mary Jo?

http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/Unidentified Decedent Fliers/1989-04-05-2228.pdf

Five foot, red head, with abd scar found in Houston 1989.

Mary Jo has DNA submitted but not this Jane Doe.
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/991

Only Hazel Klug has been ruled out.

 

[Houston Mom]

This possible match was submitted to Dr D November 2013. I'll send pictures and maybe they can rule out Mary by her open mouth smile.

 

[Houston Mom]

Wondering, could this be Mary Jo?

http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/Unidentified Decedent Fliers/1989-04-05-2228.pdf

Five foot, red head, with abd scar found in Houston 1989.

Mary Jo has been ruled out by Dr. D through autopsy results. Let's keep looking for Mary Jo. She has been gone too long.

 

[madamx]

maybe this is Mary Jo? http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1197ufsc.html

 

[Gardener1850]

More pictures:

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9418/

 

[MadMcGoo]

• NamUs MP9418

6 Unidentified Person Exclusions
UP11583 10/05/1980 Stone MS
UP6796 11/18/1985 Alleghany VA
UP6661 02/03/1991 Stafford VA
UP8493 12/06/1993 Fairfax VA
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA
UP50273 05/16/2018 Natchitoches LA

 

[CastlesBurning]

Picture added, November 2020 -
Mary Jo Thompson – The Charley Project

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Justin537]

She's been removed from the California Department of Justice website, but is still up on NamUs.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Mary is still missing

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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www.namus.gov

Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias Jody

Hair Color Brown

Head Hair Description color was more of a dark auburn color than a plain brown usually was permed, and wore it about shoulder length

Finger and toe nails had corrective surgery when young for ingrown toenails

Scar/mark one scar on an eyebrow, one small scar on her upper lip, and she had scar on the bridge of her nose next to the eye. Two abdominal scars.

Mary Jo Thompson – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 08/24/1980
• Missing From Lufkin, Texas
• Classification Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 05/21/1947 (77)
• Age 33 years old
• Height and Weight 5'0 - 5'1, 110 - 125 pounds
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Thompson has a scar on her eyebrow, a scar on the bridge of her nose, a scar on her upper lip and an appendectomy scar and a Cesarean section scar on her abdomen. Her nickname is Jody and some agencies spell her middle name "Joe." Thompson's hair was permed in 1980, and she usually wore artificial fingernails. She had surgery for ingrown toenails when she was young, and her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance​

Thompson was last seen in Lufkin, Texas on August 24, 1980. She had no permanent address at the time of her disappearance and stayed with various friends and acquaintances. She had an arrest record for selling crystal methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine. Thompson has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

Both Texas and California police are investigating Thompson's disappearance.