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Missing Mary Leah Rodermund 
Mary, approximately 1978; Robert Hohenberger Date reported missing : 03/02/1978 Missing location (approx) : Morgan City, Louisiana Missing classification : Non-Family Abduction Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/11/1962 (59) Age at the time of disappearance: 16 years old Height / Weight : 5'4, 110 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A brown sweater, a brown shirt, khaki pants, brown loafers and a gold chain necklace. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Mary's ears are pierced. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Mary was last seen in Morgan City, Louisiana on March 2, 1978. She went to the pharmacy on Victor II Boulevard and never returned home. Someone later called her parents to demand a $5,000 ransom, and Mary got on the phone to tell them she was unharmed. This is the last time anyone heard from her, and the ransom caller never provided any instructions about where to deliver the money. Her car was found abandoned in the pharmacy parking lot. Authorities believe Mary was a victim of the serial killer Robert Carl Hohenberger, a former sheriff's deputy from California. He had abducted and raped four women in California, escaped from prison there and went to Louisiana, where he lived under an alias name. A photo of Hohenberger is posted with this case summary. Investigators believe he used his police badge to lure victims to their deaths. He may have killed up to seven people over a three-month period before his death in June 1978. He took his own life when the police tried to arrest him. Investigators believe he used his police badge to lure victims to their deaths. He may have killed up to seven people over a three-month period before his death in June 1978. He took his own life when the police tried to arrest him. Mary was a sophomore at Morgan City High School at the time of her disappearance. She is described as an averAge at the time of disappearance: student who enjoyed dancing, listening to music and going to parties with her boyfriend. She had had a job as a department store cashier, but had recently quit. She planned to go to college eventually and become a psychiatrist. Mary is the youngest of six children. Her body has never been found. She and Bertha Gould, who disappeared in May 1978, are the only presumed victims of Hohenberger who are still missing. Other information and links : ncy Morgan City Police Department 985-380-4605 September 2021 updates and sources Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Murderpedia The Sarasota Herald-Tribune 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. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Daily World Sun The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Morgan City Daily Review The Shreveport Journal |