Missing Person

Christina Carter

Christina Lynn Carter, known as Christy, was 3 when she was last seen on September 17, 1973. NamUs lists the Hueytown Police Department as the primary investigating agency and the case as open and unresolved.

Incident date: September 17, 1973
Location: Hueytown, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 2

The record

Christina Lynn Carter, who was 3 years old when she disappeared, remains the subject of an open missing-person case in the U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database.1

According to NamUs case MP2684, Christina was last seen Sept. 17, 1973. The record identifies “Christy” as her nickname and lists the Hueytown Police Department as the primary investigating agency.1

The supplied NamUs record does not provide a location or describe the circumstances of her disappearance.1

A second supplied source, an article from 1819 News, could not be retrieved and therefore provided no usable details for this account.2 No claims from that article have been incorporated.

The NamUs record lists the case as open and unresolved.1

Timeline

September 17, 1973Confirmed
Christina Lynn Carter, age 3, was last seen.
Current NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs case MP2684 is listed as open and unresolved, with the Hueytown Police Department identified as the primary investigating agency.

Documented claims

Christina Lynn Carter was 3 years old at the time of her disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Christina Carter was last seen on September 17, 1973.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Christina Carter's nickname is Christy.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs case MP2684 is listed as open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The Hueytown Police Department is the primary investigating agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied NamUs record does not state the location or circumstances of Christina Carter's disappearance.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied 1819 News article could not be retrieved because the source returned a 403 error.
Unknown
Source: 1819 News · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs Missing Person Case MP2684 — Christina Lynn Carter — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
Alabama cold case from 1973 continues to get national attention nearly 50 years after disappearance of 3-year-old girl — 1819 NewsOpen