Missing
Lisa Michelle Hatchell
Hatchell, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/19/2003
Missing location (approx) :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 07/19/1966 (55)
Age at the time of disappearance: 37 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 135 pounds
Medical conditions : Hatchell was addicted to crack cocaine at the time of her disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American female. Black hair, black eyes. Hatchell wore her hair in shoulder-length braids at the time of her disappearance. She has worn several different hairstyles and weaves. She has previously fractured her left ankle. Hatchell has very small insect bite scars on both ankles, a small scar on her neck under her chin, a birthmark on her outer right thigh, and double-pierced ears. She may go by her middle name, Michelle. Her married name is Cotton and she may use her boyfriend's last name, Henderson.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hatchell was last seen at approximately 10:00 p.m. on July 19, 2003, her 37th birthday, in front of her boyfriend's house in the vicinity of the 5400 block of Warrington Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was arguing about money with her boyfriend.
Hatchell had been seeing her boyfriend for sixteen years prior to her disappearance, and they had been living together for about a year. She has never been heard from again.
Hatchell's mother was unable to report her as a missing person until the summer of 2005, two years after her disappearance. Prior to this, the police refused to accept a report.
Authorities believe she may be alive and living in Atlanta, Georgia, as there were several unconfirmed sightings of her in that area. She did live in Atlanta for several years during the early 1990s. Hatchell's mother believes her daughter is dead and possibly met with foul play.
Hatchell's loved ones stated that in spite of her drug habit, she kept in regular touch with her family and it would be uncharacteristic of her to willingly abandon them.
She is a U.S. Army veteran who previously worked in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She has two children, neither of whom were living with her at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Philadelphia Police Department
215-685-3258
215-685-3257
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