Missing
Elizabeth Turvey Brown
Elizabeth, approximately 1977
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/21/1977
Missing location (approx) :
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/04/1923 (98)
Age at the time of disappearance: 53 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 165 pounds
Medical conditions : Elizabeth was under treatment for paranoid schizophrenia at the time of her disappearance, but she was fully functional and her illness was not readily apparent.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Elizabeth's nickname is Betty.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Elizabeth was last seen in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on February 21, 1977, when she stopped to ask for directions to Virginia Beach, Virginia. She had just left her husband, Lee Brown, and planned to go stay with a friend in Virginia. She never arrived there and has never been heard from again.
Elizabeth's red, white and blue 1976 Chevrolet Vega was later found unlocked and abandoned in the parking lot of the Southern Shores Hotel, near the Kitty Hawk Fishing Pier. Her purse, hat and coat were inside the vehicle and the keys were in the ignition.
Lee is considered a possible suspect in his wife's disappearance. He waited a week to report her missing, and he was apparently drunk when he identified her car. Months after Elizabeth disappeared, Lee moved to Florida. He is now deceased. The couple's daughter stated she didn't think Lee was involved in Elizabeth's case, because he was recovering from surgery when she went missing.
Few details are available in Brown's case, but foul play is suspected. She resided on Pelham Road in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1977.
Other information and links : ncy
Rocky Mount Police Department
252-972-1411
September 2021 updates and sources
The Doe Network
Rocky Mount Police Department
The Reflector
October 12, 2004. July 30, 2018; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
