Linda Sue Davis 1/7/1976 Claremore, Oklahoma

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Case File 2688DFOK


Linda Davis
Missing since January 7, 1976 from Claremore, Oklahoma
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics

Age at Time of Disappearance: 29 years old


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Linda Davis was married and the mother of three on January 7th, 1976, when she went to work in Claremore and never made it home again.
Her car was later found in Oklahoma City, her purse and coat in the trunk. The coat had blood stains on it and had some 20 stab marks in it.
Some believe Linda is in the federal witness protection program, although her children were left behind. Others believe she fell victim to a serial killer who's now in prison in Colorado. Others think she was killed because she was about to testify in an assault case.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Claremore Police Department
825-3820

Source Information:
News on 6

Linda Sue Davis
Missing since 1/7/1976
Hair-Brown
Eyes-Green
Height-5'6" to 5'7"
Weight-150-175 pds
Age-29
Scars- had a hysterectomy or some kind of operation so she could
not have more children
What she was wearing when she was last seen- Black Pants- blouse
unknown color- brown shoes( would only have one since one was found
at crime scene)
Linda had three children.


Per Linda's daughter

1/18/1976
>> >> Missing Woman Sought
>> >> OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The blood-stained car of a Mayes County
>> >> woman and her bloody, knife-punctured coat remain the only'leads'to
>> >> how she vanished Jan. 7.
>> >> Police discovered Linda Davis'; car, with the coat in;the trunk,-in
>> >> the/downtown- area Friday night after.a resident called
>> >> to.have/'the;.car im-
>> >> pounded. .One witness reported seeing- a man; park the car and walk
>> >> away days before.
>> >> Mrs. Davis'lived in Pryor, where she worked in a tavern. She was a
>> >> divorcee and mother of three small children, and was to testify in
>> >> a criminal
>> >> trial at Pryor five days after she disappeared.
>> >> Undersheriff Charlie Davis said she was last seen shortly after
>> >> midnightJan.,7 after dropping off the receipts from the tavern at
>> >> her boss's
>> >> house on her way home.
>> >> Blood on the fender of the auto caught/the eye of Patrolman Douglas
>> >> Phipps, prompting officers to inspect the truck at the police
>> garage.>> Mrs. Davis' purse also was found in the auto.
>> >> Officials said Mrs. Davis was to have testified Monday at the
>> trial of
>> >> Roland Corky Sanders, who was charged with pointing a deadly weapon
>> >> at an officer during a tavern disturbance last summer. He pleaded
>> >> guilty and was given a two-year deferred sentence.
>> >>
>> >> The Oklahoman
>> >> January 17, 1976
>> >>
>> >> MISSING WOMANS BLOODY CAR FOUND
>> >>
>> >> Oklahoma City Police Friday night discovered the blood-stained car
>> >> of a Mayes County woman who disappeared Jan. 7, five days before
>> >> she was to appear as a witness in a trial at Pryor.
>> >>
>> >> Mayes County Undersheriff Charlie Davis said 29-year-old Linda
>> >> Davis of Pryor was last seen shortly after midnight on Jan. 7 after
>> >> dropping off the day's cash receipts from a Claremore tavern where
>> >> she worked at her boss's house on the way home.
>> >>
>> >> Officers were not linking her disappearance with the trial.
>> >>
>> >> Friday, around 6 p.m., her abandoned auto was found in the 400
>> >> block of NW 9 after officers were called to impound the vehicle.
>> >>
>> >> Police said Patrolman Douglas Phipps noticed blood on the auto's
>> >> fender and found more of what was later identified as human blood
>> >> stains all over the inside of the car and in the trunk.
>> >>
>> >> A check of the trunk revealed what was tentatively identified as
>> >> the missing woman's light-colored corduroy coat, bloodstained and
>> >> perforated with some 30 stab marks.
>> >>
>> >> Also found in the auto were the woman's purse, which contained her
>> >> driver's license, identification card, prescription bottles, a
>> >> makeup kit and miscellaneous bills and receipts.
>> >>
>> >> Authorities said Mrs Davis, a divorcee and mother of two small
>> >> children, was to appear as a witness Monday in the trial of a Mayes
>> >> County man, Roland Corky Sanders, who was charged with pointing a
>> >> deadly weapon at a police officer in a tavern disturbance at Salina
>> >> last summer.
>> >>
>> >> Sanders pleaded guilty at the trial and was given a two-year
>> >> deferred sentence.
>> >> __________________
>> >

1/18/1976
Missing Woman Sought
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The blood-stained car of a Mayes County
woman and her bloody, knife-punctured coat remain the only'leads'to
how she vanished Jan. 7.
Police discovered Linda Davis'; car, with the coat in;the trunk,-in the/
downtown- area Friday night after.a resident called to.have/'the;.car im-
pounded. .One witness reported seeing- a man; park the car and walk
away days before.
Mrs. Davis'lived in Pryor, where she worked in a tavern. She was a
divorcee and mother of three small children, and was to testify in a criminal
trial at Pryor five days after she disappeared.
Undersheriff Charlie Davis said she was last seen shortly after midnight
Jan.,7 after dropping off the receipts from the tavern at her boss's
house on her way home.
Blood on the fender of the auto caught/the eye of Patrolman Douglas
Phipps, prompting officers to inspect the truck at the police garage.
Mrs. Davis' purse also was found in the auto.
Officials said Mrs. Davis was to have testified Monday at the trial of
Roland Corky Sanders, who was charged with pointing a deadly weapon
at an officer during a tavern disturbance last summer. He pleaded
guilty and was given a two-year deferred sentence

The Oklahoman
January 17, 1976

MISSING WOMANS BLOODY CAR FOUND

Oklahoma City Police Friday night discovered the blood-stained car of a Mayes County woman who disappeared Jan. 7, five days before she was to appear as a witness in a trial at Pryor.

Mayes County Undersheriff Charlie Davis said 29-year-old Linda Davis of Pryor was last seen shortly after midnight on Jan. 7 after dropping off the day's cash receipts from a Claremore tavern where she worked at her boss's house on the way home.

Officers were not linking her disappearance with the trial.

Friday, around 6 p.m., her abandoned auto was found in the 400 block of NW 9 after officers were called to impound the vehicle.

Police said Patrolman Douglas Phipps noticed blood on the auto's fender and found more of what was later identified as human blood stains all over the inside of the car and in the trunk.

A check of the trunk revealed what was tentatively identified as the missing woman's light-colored corduroy coat, bloodstained and perforated with some 30 stab marks.

Also found in the auto were the woman's purse, which contained her driver's license, identification card, prescription bottles, a makeup kit and miscellaneous bills and receipts.

Authorities said Mrs Davis, a divorcee and mother of two small children, was to appear as a witness Monday in the trial of a Mayes County man, Roland Corky Sanders, who was charged with pointing a deadly weapon at a police officer in a tavern disturbance at Salina last summer.

Sanders pleaded guilty at the trial and was given a two-year deferred sentence.
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The Oklahoman
January 18, 1976

SHOE LINKED TO VANISHED STATE WOMAN

A woman's brown shoe which police believe may belong to a missing Mayes County woman was found in Oklahoma City Saturday afternoon in the vicinity where the woman's blood-stained car was discovered Friday.

Police said the shoe was found in a clump of bushes in the 400 block of NW 9.

Mrs. Linda Sue Davis, 29, Pryor, has been missing since Jan. 7 when she was last seen dropping off the receipts of a Claremore tavern to her boss.

Mrs. Davis, a divorcee, was scheduled to testify Monday in the Mayes County trial of Roland Corky Sanders who averted trial by pleading guilty to a charge of pointing a weapon at a police officer.

Authorities refused to link Mrs. Davis disappearance with the trial. Officers were attempting to determine Saturday night if the shoe belonged to Mrs. Davis. The shoe was found about 2:30 p.m. By Sgt. Bill C. Baldwin who said he was patroling the area and searching for possible clues when he found the shoe.
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Missing Persons Cases Not Easily Solved

Posted: March 26, 2008 05:58 PM CDT

Updated: March 26, 2008 06:23 PM CDT

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Missing Persons Cases Not Easily Solved



Linda Davis has been missing since 1976.

In Tulsa, police take about 50 missing persons report every month.



The missing person investigation of Cori Baker has gotten a lot of attention lately. It took four long months for her remains to be found. As hard as that was on her family, many families wait even longer for answers. The News On 6's crime reporter Lori Fullbright reports one Pryor woman has been awaiting word on her missing sister since 1976.

They believe she's been murdered, but there's no way to know for sure where she is or what happened. That's the worst part about these cases: the not knowing.

Linda Davis was 29, married and the mother of three on January 7th, 1976, when she went to work in Claremore and never made it home again. Her car was later found in Oklahoma City, her purse and coat in the trunk. The coat had blood stains on it and had some 20 stab marks in it. Her family has lived with unanswered questions for 32 years.

"It's something you read about in the newspaper that don't affect you and it happened to us. It was kinda hard and unbelievable and still is to this day," said Linda's sister, Sharon Burk.

Some believe Linda is in the federal witness protection program, although her children were left behind. Others believe she fell victim to a serial killer who's now in prison in Ill. Others think she was killed because she was about to testify in an assault case.

"Linda saw him beat a deputy sheriff with a tire tool, almost killed him," said Linda's sister, Sharon Burk.

The Doe Network is a volunteer organization that helps law enforcement solve cold cases involving unexplained disappearances in North America, Australia and Europe. It's a valuable resource for families desperate for any help. There are so many faces and the stories are heartbreaking. Their families never stop wanting them home, and Linda's family is no different.

"It matters to me because I feel like she needs to rest and my mom has a place beside my dad that is for her," said Linda's sister, Sharon Burk.

Claremore Police have put cameras down wells and sent scuba divers into abandoned mines looking for Linda, but what it will most likely take to find her will be information from someone who knows what happened.

Anyone with information about what happened to Linda Davis can anonymously call 825-3820.

In Tulsa, police take about 50 missing persons report every month. They say only a few turn out to be victims of foul play.

Because there have been three in the past year, they are revamping their missing persons protocol so they'll know faster, which cases are urgent.

Find more stories on NewsOn6.com's Local News page.
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