Mary Leah Rodermund -- Missing Since March 1978
Details from NamUs**:
Sent to a local drugstore and did not return home. The vehicle she had driven was located in the drug store parking lot.
Missing Person: Mary Leah Rodermund
Last-contact date: March 2nd, 1978 between 7:30pm and 8pm (she had made a purchase at the K&B Drug Store at a mall)
The area where the MP was last seen: Morgan City, Louisiana, thought to be abducted from the parking lot at the Inglewood Mall on Victor II Boulevard
Link to government source: NamUs MP#6849
VITAL DETAILS
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 16 years old
Birthdate: Mary Leah Rodermund was born between March 3rd, 1961, and March 2nd, 1962.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Scar: No scars known
Height/weight: 5'3" to 5'5" and 110 to 115 pounds
BMI*: Mary Leah Rodermund was in the normal range for BMI.
Tattoos: Mary Leah Rodermund did not have any tattoos associated with her profiles. If you know that the missing person did have tattoos, then please post a remark at the end of this blog post on the matter.
Mary Leah Rodermund, a missing person, was last heard from on March 2nd, 1978 when she was 16 years old. I've included this case with the broad site tag "car found person missing." This tag refers to a case, of which there are many, where an individual's vehicle is found but the driver or owner is not heard from again. Mary Leah Rodermund has now been missing for 43 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.
Last-contact date: March 2nd, 1978 between 7:30pm and 8pm (she had made a purchase at the K&B Drug Store at a mall)
The area where the MP was last seen: Morgan City, Louisiana, thought to be abducted from the parking lot at the Inglewood Mall on Victor II Boulevard
Link to government source: NamUs MP#6849
VITAL DETAILS
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 16 years old
Birthdate: Mary Leah Rodermund was born between March 3rd, 1961, and March 2nd, 1962.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Scar: No scars known
Height/weight: 5'3" to 5'5" and 110 to 115 pounds
BMI*: Mary Leah Rodermund was in the normal range for BMI.
Tattoos: Mary Leah Rodermund did not have any tattoos associated with her profiles. If you know that the missing person did have tattoos, then please post a remark at the end of this blog post on the matter.
Mary Leah Rodermund, a missing person, was last heard from on March 2nd, 1978 when she was 16 years old. I've included this case with the broad site tag "car found person missing." This tag refers to a case, of which there are many, where an individual's vehicle is found but the driver or owner is not heard from again. Mary Leah Rodermund has now been missing for 43 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.
What stands out with this case is that there was reporting of a ransom request. The family, in this case, was willing to pay the ransom but there were not any details provided on how to do that, according to the early news coverage. The early coverage also said that the girl was not put on the phone, however, much later reports state that there was a second call where she verified her well-being. If true, then that would make the time of her last contact late in the evening on March 2nd, 1978.
Tue, Mar 7, 1978 – Page 21 · The Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) · Newspapers.com
Fri, Apr 14, 1978 – 10 · The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana) · Newspapers.com
*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing person's case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.
There appear to have been leads in this case. The article below mentions a vehicle that was in close proximity to the scene of the crime. Early in the investigation, there was interest in two or three adult males that were in a vehicle in the parking lot. Two possible suspects were described as 35-40-year-old men, "shabbily dressed," and driving a 1966-69 Chevy. After the article below, there are composite sketches of these suspects.
This case received daily coverage until about March 10th and then it was covered less often but still regularly appeared in local newspapers. Furthermore, there appeared to be a spat of kidnappings in the Morgan City area. The disappearances of Gordon Mark Cannella and Bridget Cantrell Sons were mentioned in conjunction with Mary Leah Rodermund as was the disappearance of Bertha Gould. Robert Hohenberger is mentioned as a possible link to these cases in journalist coverage.
Mary Leah Rodermund may be among the Jane Does of America. Accordingly, it's important to note what she was in possession of. She may have had the following articles when she disappeared: a brown shirt and sweater, khaki pants, brown loafer-type shoes, a burgundy purse, and a gold chain necklace. These items can be useful in expediting a match if the missing person is in a Jane Doe database. Unidentified persons are often profiled in conjunction with items or clothing that they were last in possession of.
Author: Shane Lambert (Vancouver, Canada)
All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.
Shane Lambert (Vancouver, Canada) is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of March 2021.
Website hashtag: #MPCSL
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing person's case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.
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