Missing Person

Anita Dobbs

Anita Michelle Dobbs, 46, was last seen in Birmingham on January 24, 2010. Her NamUs missing-person case, MP7359, is listed as open and unresolved, with the Birmingham Police Department as the investigating agency.

Incident date: January 24, 2010
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Anita Michelle Dobbs was 46 when she was last seen in Birmingham on Jan. 24, 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database and a WBRC report citing Birmingham police.12

NamUs lists Dobbs as the subject of missing-person case MP7359. The official record remains open and unresolved and identifies the Birmingham Police Department as the primary investigating agency.1

In October 2011, WBRC reported that Birmingham police renewed their request for the public’s help. Police described Dobbs as a Black woman with brown eyes and black hair, approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. She reportedly was wearing a blue coat and beige pants when last seen.2

According to WBRC, Birmingham police had released information shortly after Dobbs disappeared but had received no information about her whereabouts by the time of the renewed appeal. The department hoped another release of her photograph and description would generate a lead.2

NamUs directs anyone with information to the Birmingham Police Family Services Unit at 205-297-8413 or the department’s after-hours line at 205-328-9311.1

Timeline

January 24, 2010Confirmed
Anita Michelle Dobbs was last seen in Birmingham, Alabama.
October 4, 2011Reported
WBRC published a report that Birmingham police were again seeking the public’s help locating Dobbs.
October 11, 2011Reported
WBRC lists its report as updated on this date.
Date not stated in source recordConfirmed
NamUs lists case MP7359 as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Anita Michelle Dobbs was 46 when she was last seen in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 24, 2010.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/15613454/police-search-for-missing-birmingham-woman/
NamUs identifies Dobbs's case as MP7359 and lists it as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Birmingham Police Department is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Birmingham police renewed their request for public assistance in October 2011.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Police described Dobbs as a Black woman with brown eyes and black hair, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Dobbs was last seen wearing a blue coat and beige pants.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
Birmingham police said they released information shortly after Dobbs went missing but had received no information about her whereabouts by October 2011.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
NamUs asks people with information to contact the Birmingham Police Family Services Unit at 205-297-8413 or the department at 205-328-9311 after hours.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs case MP7359: Anita Michelle Dobbs — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Police search for woman missing since 2010 — WBRCOpen