Missing
Patricia Gail Arnold
Arnold, approximately 1999
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/09/1997
Missing location (approx) :
Madison, Wisconsin
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 03/05/1952 (69)
Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4 - 5'5, 110 - 140 pounds
Medical conditions : Arnold has a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair. Arnold has numerous scars on her hands and a scar on her left wrist. She wears dentures.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Arnold was last seen in Madison, Wisconsin sometime during 1997; the exact date of her disappearance is unknown. She was a prostitute at the time of her disappearance and was also involved with drugs. She was reportedly last known to be in the company of an African-American male known only as Gypsy, with dreadlocked hair and a Jamaican accent.
Arnold's family has not heard from her since 1999, which they say is uncharacteristic of her; she usually got in touch with them every month or so. She was a regular in downtown Madison. After her disappearance, there were rumors that she was killed while running drugs en route to Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear.
Other information and links : ncy
Madison Police Department
608-266-4022
608-264-9279
September 2021 updates and sources
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
Madison Area Crime Stoppers
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October 12, 2004. May 3, 2009; middle name and alternate Height / Weight : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: , Medical conditions : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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