Missing
Elaine Ford
Ford, approximately 1990
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/21/1990
Missing location (approx) :
Cleveland, Ohio
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 10/04/1961 (59)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4 - 5'5, 120 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black or brown skirt.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Ford wore a Jheri-curl style wig at the time of her disappearance. She has a scar on her left hand and a large knot on her neck. She wears heavy makeup.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ford was last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on May 21, 1990. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Cleveland Police Department
216-623-5418
September 2021 updates and sources
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 not known. 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�5% of missing children in Europe.
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