Draft:Disappearance of Abby Patterson
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Abby Lynn Patterson, a 20-year-old woman, disappeared on September 5, 2017 in Lumberton, North Carolina, US.[1] She was last seen around 11:30 a.m. leaving her home on East 9th Street and entering a brown Buick. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a white shirt and brown shorts.[2]
Patterson is described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. She has a tattoo of three black birds on her shoulder and a birthmark on the back of her right thigh.[3][4]
Background
[edit]Her disappearance occurred in the same area where three other women had been found dead under suspicious circumstances earlier in 2017. The three women—Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine—were found deceased in close proximity to each other over a span of two months. The unsettling pattern raised concerns about safety in the town and potential connections between the cases.[5][6] Those three cases remain unsolved as of 2024.[7]
Despite investigations by the Lumberton Police Department and the FBI, her whereabouts remain unknown. Authorities have identified and interviewed the driver of the brown Buick, but no further details have been publicly disclosed.[2] A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information leading to her discovery.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Woman missing from Lumberton said she would be back in an hour, mom says". CBS17.com. 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ a b Butler, Shawnia (2023-09-05). "Search ongoing for Lumberton woman reported missing in 2017". WPDE. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Six Years On: The Unresolved Case of Abby Lynn Patterson's Disappearance -". 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "ABBY LYNN PATTERSON". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Abby Patterson, North Carolina woman, missing in town where 3 others found dead - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Lumberton, North Carolina, Where 3 Women Mysteriously Died Last Year, Has Sordid History of Violence". Inside Edition. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "FBI continues search for answers in deaths of 3 Lumberton women 7 years later". WNCT. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Hernandez, Maria (2024-05-29). "Without A Trace: Florida Woman, Abby Lynn Patterson, Vanished In North Carolina In 2017". www.tampafp.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.