Missing
Kathleen Ellen Durkin
Durkin, approximately 2004
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/20/2004
Missing location (approx) :
Hayden, Idaho
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/03/1955 (66)
Age at the time of disappearance: 49 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 180 pounds
Medical conditions : Durkin has a history of methamphetamine abuse. She also suffers from lupus, a potentially fatal autoimmune disease.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Durkin may use the last names Ott and/or Pettit. She has a tattoo of the name "Julian" on her left shoulder.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Durkin was last seen in Hayden, Idaho on December 20, 2004. She disappeared shortly after being released from jail and has never been heard from again. Her life had been troubled, and she had been in jail just prior to her disappearance, but her family stated she was close to them and adored her grandchildren.
She was not reported as a missing person until 2007, when her daughter informed police she had not heard from Durkin in over two years. Her vehicle was found abandoned in Spokane, Washington and sold at auction some time after she went missing. There were reports that she was living as a transient in the Spokane area, but this was never confirmed.
Authorities have checked all available databases, but they have not found any indication of Durkin's whereabouts since her December 2004 disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office
208-446-1300
September 2021 updates and sources
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation
KREM Local News
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Kootenai County Sheriff's Office
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October 12, 2004. March 4, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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