Missing
Devonne Dubose
Dubose, approximately 1992; Henry Louis Wallace
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/25/1992
Missing location (approx) :
Charlotte, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 03/27/1964 (57)
Age at the time of disappearance: 27 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2 - 5'4, 100 - 120 pounds
Medical conditions : Dubose has diabetes. She is a former intravenous drug user.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Dubose has needle tracks on her left arm.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Dubose was last seen in the 300 block of Green Needles Court in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 25, 1992. She has never been heard from again. She was homeless at the time of her disappearance. Her sister reported her missing after Dubose failed to collect her monthly Social Security check, which is uncharacteristic of her.
Dubose was involved with crack cocaine in 1992, often visited drug houses, and had a criminal record for drug- and prostitution-related charges. She frequented the A&P grocery store on west Trade Street and the Tryon Street and Rozzelles Ferry Road areas of Charlotte. She knew Rita Maxwell, who also disappeared in 1992 and has never been found.
Authorities believe Dubose and Maxwell may have been victims of the serial killer Henry Louis Wallace. A photograph of him is posted with this case summary. In 1994, he confessed to murdering eleven women in the Charlotte area. All of them were African-American and many of them were acquainted with him.
Wallace did not confess to Dubose or Maxwell's murders and was not charged in connection with their disappearances, but the women both fit the profile of his victims.
Dubose's case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
704-353-1000
September 2021 updates and sources
The Charlotte Observer
The Crime Library
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
The State
5 October 12, 2004. January 18, 2019; date of disappearance and DOB : corrected, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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