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Missing Rose Maria Patterson 
Patterson, approximately 2015 Date reported missing : 08/02/2015 Missing location (approx) : Gastonia, North Carolina Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 43 years old Height / Weight : 5'2, 139 years old Medical conditions : Patterson has a long-standing addiction to crack cocaine. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Patterson's son reported her missing on September 2, 2015, after he had been unable to make contact with her for a month; they usually spoke to each other every day. She was last known to have been in the area of U.S. 321 South in Gastonia, North Carolina, particularly near Clyde Street and Johns Lane. She also had associates throughout Gastonia, as well as in Dallas and Matthews, North Carolina. For decades prior to her disappearance, Patterson had been addicted to crack cocaine and had multiple run-ins with the law because of this. She lived with her steady boyfriend until the summer of 2014, when he died, after which she became homeless. Despite the problems in her life, she regularly kept in touch with her son and his wife, who lived in South Carolina. In the summer of 2015, Patterson's son and daughter-in-law asked her to move to South Carolina to live with them. She agreed and said a man named Chris was going to give her a ride there. A few days after this, her son got a call from his mother's phone, but he didn't pick up at the time and forgot to call her back. A few weeks later, his aunt asked him when was the last time he'd heard from Patterson. He made repeated attempts to call her, but each call went unanswered and would go directly to voicemail. On September 2 he reported her missing. Both Patterson's son and the police believe drugs were involved in her disappearance. According to her son, one relative "hated" her, and this person was asked to take a lie detector test; her son believes this person may know something about what happened to Patterson. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Gastonia Police Department 704-854-6651 Crime Stoppers of Gaston County 704-861-8000 September 2021 updates and sources The Gaston Gazette North Carolina Arrests October 12, 2004. September 9, 2020; . |