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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Evelyn Louise Davis




Davis, date, approximate 1979; Age-progression to age 58 (date, approximate 2019); Robert Wooten in 1979; Wooten, date, approximate 2010
Date Missing 06/21/1979
Missing From
East Liverpool, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/29/1962 (60)
Age 16 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow and white v-neck shirt with white trim and horizontal stripes, blue jeans with red marks on the back, and clogs.
Medical Conditions Davis was four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. The baby was due in November or December 1979.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Davis goes by her middle name, Louise, and some accounts refer to her by that name. She has a scar on her lower lip and a birthmark on her right wrist. The mark on her wrist turns red when she's nervous.
Details of Disappearance Louise was last seen at approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 21, 1979 in her hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. She sunbathed in her family's backyard that day, and then Robert L. Wooten, the husband of one of her friends, came over to speak to her.
Wooten told Louise that his wife, who had been away, had come home and wanted to see Louise. She left with him and said she'd be back by 10:00 p.m., but she never returned. A photo of Robert is posted with this summary.
The next day, Louise's father and sister ran into Wooten while out running errands and asked where Louise was. Robert said she had run away from home and not to wait for her to come back. Louise's family contacted authorities, who initiated an investigation.
Wooten claimed that he did not know Louise's whereabouts. He stated that she planned to run away from her home on June 21 and he offered his assistance. Wooten claimed that he last saw Louise entering a truck driven by a man named "Frank Grimm" on the day she vanished.
Investigators were unable to identify such a person and reportedly could not locate any other individuals in the area who were familiar with Grimm. Louise left her makeup, toothbrush, purse and $300 - $500 in cash at her family's home. Her first child had been stillborn and she had ordered a gravestone for the baby, but she went missing before the stone was delivered. These factors caused her family to think she had not really run away.
Investigators spoke to Debbie Taylor, an East Liverpool resident, two days after Louise vanished. Taylor was Louise's friend and Wooten's sister-in-law, but she initially claimed that the police were mistaken and she did not know Louise. She later changed her story and admitted they were friends, but said she had no idea where Louise was.
Taylor, her five-year-old son and her three-year-old daughter were beaten to death inside their apartment on June 25, two days after she spoke to authorities. Wooten confessed to the slayings and was sentenced to three of life in prison.
In June 1980, the county prosecutor got an anonymous letter that accused Wooten of killing Louise as well, and told authorities where to find her clothes. The letter directed the police to search Wooten's former residence in the 1700 block of Alpha Street in East Liverpool, stating the clothes were hidden in the basement, in a space between the floor and the wall.
The police conducted the search and they did find Louise's tank top, bikini top and blue jeans in a brown paper bag at the designated spot. Her parents identified the items as the clothes she was wearing on the day of her disappearance. A further search with dogs turned up no other evidence.
After this find, the police questioned Wooten in prison about Louise's disappearance. He said he wasn't involved, and agreed to meet with them again, then canceled the meeting.
Wooten continues to maintain his innocence in Louise's and has not been formally named as a suspect. He is still in prison and has repeatedly been denied parole. Foul play is suspected in Louise's disappearance.
Investigating Agency
East Liverpool Police Department
330-385-5564
Other
The E-clipse Network
Ohio Department of Corrections
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse
NamUs
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Review of East Liverpool
NBC News
The Marysville Journal-Tribune
MISSING PERSON: The Disappearance of Evelyn Louise Davis

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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos