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Missing Kathryn Elizabeth Collins 
Collins, approximately 1981 Date reported missing : 04/01/1981 Missing location (approx) : Port Lavaca, Texas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 07/17/1951 (70) Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old Height / Weight : 5'5, 125 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Collins has a small scar on her upper lip. She has two surgical scars from hernia operations. Her nickname is Kathie. She may use the last name Troth, or the maiden name, O'Bryant. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Collins was last seen in Port Lavaca, Texas at 8:45 a.m. on April 1, 1981. She left her three-year-old son with her boyfriend's parents and went to Port Lavaca to go grocery shopping and see a doctor. Her car developed a flat tire and she pulled over in front of the former Shell Fish Restaurant, just off the causeway. A light-colored van was seen nearby, and Collins was last seen with the van's driver, apparently getting ready to change her tire. She has never been heard from again and her car was later found abandoned, its tire still flat. There is some speculation that Collins's disappearance is connected to the disappearance of Wanda "Wendy" Priddy, who went Missing location (approx) : Port Lavaca in 1978 and was never found. Police questioned a man who knew both women, but there was no evidence to link him to either case, and he died in 1991. Collins moved from Blessing to Lolita, Texas about a month prior to her disappearance. She was carrying a substantial amount of cash on her the day she went missing. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Grimes County District Attorney's Office 936-940-4817 September 2021 updates and sources Texas Department of Public Safety The Victoria Advocate October 12, 2004. February 9, 2019; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |