Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden
By Admin In Missing Persons On August 9, 1975
Age: 25 at the time of disappearance
Height: 5’5″ to 5’6″
Weight: 125 to 135
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
DOB: 12/3/1949
White female, hair shoulder length or longer, fair complexion, slim build with a very well-proportioned figure, and a delicate aquiline nose. At the time of her disappearance, she had a very passive personality and tended to be a follower.
Marks, Scars: One of her legs had a scar from knee surgery, and her left pinky finger was mangled as a child and was crooked. She had an appendectomy scar in her abdominal lower right quadrant.
Medical: She may have been pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
AKA: Dorothy Wiseley, Dotty Wood, Dotty Madden
Other: The picture above, taken in 1968, shows her looking very similar to the way she looked in 1975.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden was last seen by her boyfriend in Lorain, Ohio, on Saturday, August 9, 1975. She reportedly left her residence at 1144 W. 11th Street in the middle of the night after arguing with her boyfriend, Nathan Wiseley, who reported she was missing the next day. She was born Dorothy L. Wood in Massachusetts. She was later married to Joseph Madden and moved to Lorain, Ohio, in 1974 after her divorce from him. Nathan Wiseley reported her missing as Dorothy Wiseley, indicating they were married. He later admitted that they were not legally married but passed themselves off as being married. Dorothy left behind a four-year-old child, and no one has heard from her since the date of her disappearance.
Original Agency Case #: 75-241554, Updated Agency Case # 2007-11499
Source Information: LPD investigation and Family of Dorothy Leishman Wood Madden
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