Missing
Sandra Louise Matott
Matott, prior to her disappearance; Matott, approximately 1979
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/10/1979
Missing location (approx) :
Salt Lake City, Utah
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 06/27/1942 (79)
Age at the time of disappearance: 37 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 114 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white top, green slacks, white shoes, a white bra, checkered underpants, a watch, and a ring with a turquoise-colored stone.
Medical conditions : Matott has had a lung surgically removed.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Black hair, hazel eyes. Matott has a mole on her back, and a scar running from the left side of her chest around to her back from lung surgery. She sustained a compound fracture of her right leg at Age at the time of disappearance: four. She needs upper and lower dentures, but wasn't wearing them at the time of her disappearance. Matott may use the last names Bray, Haymes and/or Timmons.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Matott was last seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 10, 1979. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Salt Lake City Police Department
801-799-3454
September 2021 updates and sources
Utah Department of Public Safety
Salt Lake City Police Department
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