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Lois Maxine Ensey:1979, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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       Lois Maxine Patton Ensey was born on November 22nd, 1955 to Augusta Helen Bailey Patton and Charles Everett Patton.    After high school, Lois married Ronnie Ensey. The couple were blessed with two daughters.    In 1979, the family lived in Apartment 21 at 1701 Brazil Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas.    Lois was working at J’s Nite Owl Grocery on HWY 271 on July 19th, 1979. The late 1970's were very economically challenging times.  Many stay at home Moms were re-entering the work force simply out of necessity. Working the opposite shift as your spouse meant you did not have to pay a babysitter as well. It made good economic sense. HWY 271 Today   That night, July 19th, 1979, Lois was at work on her first night alone.  It was only her second night working there, actually. At around 7 p.m., Lois disappeared from the store. Customers were coming in that night and finding that no one was there. The cash re...
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Mary Lee Anderson:1980, Frederick, Oklahoma

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       Mary Lee Anderson was born on April 14th, 1956. I was not able to find much about her family or her upbringing.    In the Spring of 1980, she moved to Frederick, Oklahoma. I was not able to find out what brought her to the small town of Frederick in southwest Oklahoma.    On Wednesday August 27th, 1980, a worker for the telephone company spotted a body on the side of a Tillman County road. The body was fully clothed. There had been a struggle there at the scene. The young woman had been stabbed to death. Her wounds were described as being “from the shoulders up”.    The remains were identified as Mary Lee Anderson. She had only been dead between 8-12 hours according to the medical examiner.   The reporting about Mary’s murder was very brief. But, I dug into the newspaper archives and found one other murder in the tiny town of Frederick, Oklahoma.    On January 1st, 1980, Roberta “Be...
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Teal Pittington:1984, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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       Teal Marie Pittington was born on September 5, 1965. I couldn’t find much about her early life. Her mother was named Julie Cabos Keating. Her father was John Pittington. In 1984, her Mother lived in Aztec, New Mexico.    Teal was attending Vogue Cosmetology School and was looking forward to graduation in 1984.   Teal Pittington lived with Marion Owen Jent in 1984. They shared a house at 1224 Declovina Street in Santa Fe. The house there is small but looks like it would not have been very old in 1984.    Teal disappeared on August 15th, 1984. (At that point she had only been living with Marion Owen Jent for about a month.) She was supposed to meet a friend that evening. Her friend was named Tracy Dunn and Teal had asked if she could come and spend the night at Tracy’s house. She never made it to Tracy’s. Teal was reported missing on August 18th, 1984.    Why was Teal looking for a place to stay that nigh...
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