FBI missing-person guide · Michigan
Patricia Spencer
Missing from Oscoda on Halloween 1969.
The FBI says Patricia Spencer was 16 when she and schoolmate Pamela Sue Hobley were reported missing from Oscoda, Michigan, on October 31, 1969.
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What is verified
Two schoolmates
The FBI says Patricia and Pamela were schoolmates and may have skipped school together.
Documented clothing
Patricia was listed in a brown sweater, plaid skirt, gray-and-green plaid jacket, and brown thick-heeled shoes.
What remains unknown
The federal listing says neither girl had a purse or identification and that foul play is suspected.
About the Halloween connection: Halloween is the date Patricia and Pamela were reported missing. The FBI record does not describe costumes or a Halloween event.
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