Left: Gill, circa 1965;
Right: Age-progression to age 44 (circa 2006)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: June 13, 1965 from Cape Girardeau, Missouri Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: August 21, 1962 Age: 2 years old Height and Weight: 2'6, 22 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Gill's nicknames are Beth and Betsy. She has a chicken pox scar on her arm; it was the size of a quarter at the time of her disappearance but may have shrunk since then.
Details of Disappearance
Gill was last seen in the front yard of her home in the 300 block of south Lorimer Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at 4:00 p.m. on June 13, 1965. She was carrying a small pail of sand at the time of her disappearance. She is believed to have wandered away from her home and has never been heard from again.Gill has nine siblings. At the time she went missing, she was in the care of her older siblings while their mother took her father to St. Louis, Missouri where he worked. Gill's father and two of her siblings died in the years after she went missing. Her disappearance remains unsolved and few details are available in her case.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated February 4, 2007; age-progression added, distinguishing characteristics and details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Cape Girardeau Police Department
573-335-6621
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Southeast Missourian