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Annie Sullivan

Annie Sullivan, 85, is listed in an open NamUs missing-person case investigated by the Bessemer Police Department.

Incident date
Not documented
Location
Bessemer, Jefferson County
Independent sources
1

The record

Annie Sullivan

Annie Sullivan was 85 when she was reported missing. Her NamUs case remains open and unresolved 1.

According to the NamUs record, a friend arrived at Sullivan’s home on April 24 to take her to a doctor and found blood on two beds 1. A cigarette was found inside although Sullivan did not smoke. The freezer door was open, and half of her dentures remained in the house 1.

Bessemer police found no sign of forced entry. The record states that blood-spatter patterns did not indicate a struggle 1. Sullivan’s gun was on a bed, while her purse and $500 remained in the home 1.

Police and hundreds of volunteers searched woods surrounding the home but did not find her 1. The Bessemer Police Department is the primary investigating agency 1.

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    A friend arrived at Sullivan's home to take her to a doctor and found blood on two beds. Police and volunteers later searched woods surrounding the home without finding her.

Documented claims

  • Annie Sullivan was 85 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs case MP64269 is open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • A friend who went to Sullivan's home on April 24 to take her to a doctor found blood on two beds.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • A cigarette was found in the house although Sullivan did not smoke.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The freezer door was left open, and half of Sullivan's dentures were in the house.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Bessemer police found no signs of forced entry, and the blood-spatter patterns did not indicate a struggle.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Sullivan's gun was on a bed, and her purse and $500 remained in the home.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Police and hundreds of volunteers searched woods surrounding Sullivan's home without finding her.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • The Bessemer Police Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs Missing Person Case MP64269 — Annie Sullivan — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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