Andrea Jean Coyle
Missing since December 19, 1978 from Altoona, Pennsylvania
Classification: Endangered Missing
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Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: March 13, 1948
Age at Time of Disappearance: 30 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 130 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
Marks, Scars: None known.
Clothing: Woolrich plaid jacket, blue jeans, tan knit cap and brown shoes.
Medical: Past mental health issues.
Dentals/Fingerprints: Available.
AKA: Andrea Duree
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Circumstances of Disappearance
Andrea Coyle left her residence in Bellwood, PA for the Woodrow Wilson School, an adult learning school in Altoona, PA, on December 19, 1978 at 08.00.
She apparently left the school prior to 12.00 and has not been seen or heard from since.
Coyle was in the U.S Army from September 2, 1974 to February 28, 1975.
Coyle was being treated on a voluntary basis, at the mental health wing of the Altoona Hospital, at the time of her disappearance.
She had left home on a prior occasion, and was located in Washington D.C. after she was arrested. After her arrest she was admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital, in D.C., by court order. She stayed there from August to October 1976.
She would often hitchhike with truck drivers. She may be traveling throughout the Eastern part of U.S.
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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police - Hollidaysburg
Trooper Richard J. Brozenich
814-696-6100
Agency Case Number: G1-91382
NCIC Number: M-361786574
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Source Information:
Pennsylvania State Police
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