MURDER
CASE #: 1971-3
Myrtle Anne Etheridge
Status:
Open
Date of Offense:
Date of Offense:
Jurisdiction:
Offense Location:
Plano, TX
Summary:
On January 5, 1971, remains belonging to 19 year old Myrtle (Anne) Etheridge were discovered lying face-down in Rowlett Creek in Plano, TX. She had been missing for a few days after she was last seen at her apartment complex. Her killer remains at large and has not been identified.
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Offense:
Myrtle Anne Etheridge went missing from her Plano apartment complex on Jan. 2, 1971. She left her apartment to go to the laundry room inside the apartment complex and never returned. Her body was found Jan. 5 in a creek on the outskirts of Plano after her killer made an anonymous phone call to the property owner informing them of the location of her body.
Additional Details:
Anne was stabbed to death and was wearing the same clothes that she was last seen wearing when she left her apartment.
Case Last Updated:
Timeline of Events
Anne's body is located
Anne is reported missing by her roommate
Anne's roommate began searching for her at an unknown time when she did not return to the apartment; the roommate found that Myrtle's clothes had been moved to the dryer
Anne is seen leaving her apartment to head toward the laundry room within the apartment complex to move her clothes from the washer to the dryer
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