Kathy Anne Lulloff, 15 - missing July 19, 1971 from Thessalon, Ontario, Canada
- Terynn Boulton
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Kathy Anne Lulloff is an American teenager who went missing in Canada on July 19, 1971.
Police were called on July 20, 1971, and told that a teenage girl named Kathy had disappeared near Seabrook Lake in the Algoma Region of Ontario, Canada.
There was much confusion in the first days of her disappearance. Police were unsure of her identity and were not getting consistent stories about her arrival in the area or the details of her disappearance. Police had three different addresses and last names for the teenager, whose first name was said to be Kathy. One of the names and addresses police were given was Kathy Fallot of Flint, Michigan.
Kathy's identity was not confirmed to the public until the search for her had been officially called off. The Sault Daily Star reported on July 26, 1971 that, Provincial Police Superintendent W.G. Milton was satisfied with the girl's identity, saying he spoke with her mother. They announced that she is Kathy Anne Lulloff, 15 years old, of Manitowac, Wisconsin, United States of America. They also obtained a photo of her.
Original reporting of the disappearance relayed that Kathy, her girlfriend, Suzie, and a male companion were hitchhiking and picked up by an American couple who took them to Old Camp 30 near Seabrook Lake. By July 26, reports were that Kathy and her girlfriend arrived in Algoma on July 12, 1971, hitchhiking with two male companions. The four of them were picked up by an American couple and taken to Old Camp 30. As she is reported missing from Thessalon, I assume they were picked up in Thessalon by the American couple, but this is not clearly stated in anything I have read.
By July 28, 1971, it was reported that it was Kathy and two other teenagers (not three other teenagers) who were hitchhiking, picked up by an American couple, and dropped off at Old Camp 30 - a deserted campsite near Aubrey Falls, 70 miles north of Thessalon, which is 60 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie. It is believed Kathy and her friends argued before she ran off into the bush on the evening of July 19, 1971, never to be seen again.
The search for Kathy was focused along a three-mile stretch of road - the road leading from Old Camp 30 on Seabrook Lake to Highway 129 - the Thessalon to Chapleau Road. Papers described the area by saying, "There is a power line close by this road, and from the rocky hills in the area, the highway can be seen quite clearly."
Provincial Police, Sault Search and Rescue personnel, and officers from the Department of Lands and Forests were involved in the search for Kathy. A bloodhound was brought in early in the week, but found no trace of her. On Friday, July 23, 1971, skin divers from Sault Ste. Marie and Spanish, searched Seabrook Lake behind the campsite. Over the weekend of July 23, 24, and 25, 1971, a helicopter and a plane joined the search of the area, but found nothing.
The Sault Daily Star, July 26, 1971, reported that the search had been officially called off, but police were urging anyone who knew where Kathy might be to contact them immediately.
Provincial Police Superintendent W.G. Milton told the Star, "The whole bush has been thoroughly checked, without results. It would appear from the search that she is not there."
Police announced that they did not suspect foul play.
The public speculated that Kathy may have hitched a ride out of the area, but police confirmed there had been no evidence to support this possibility to date.
Police conducted more searches in the area over the weekend of August 13, 14, and 15, 1971, to no avail.
On August 21, 1971, the Sault Daily Star, reported on two mysteries in Algoma: the unsolved murder of Sylvio and Francine Cyr on December 14, 1970, and the disappearance of Kathy Anne Lulloff. The murder of Sylvio and Francine remains unsolved, and Kathy is still missing.
Sylvio and Francine Cyr were shot to death at their Shell Service Station in Spanish, Ontario. The car carrying 'three hippie-type persons' sought for questioning in the slayings was first reported seen in Sault Ste. Marie, and then reported to have been seen in Marathon, Ontario. The car they were seen driving was said to be a 1961 or 1962 Pontiac Sedan.
Many posts shared regarding Kathy's disappearance still incorrectly state she is from Michigan. She is from Manitowac, Wisconsin. Many are likely familiar with this location thanks to Netflix's Making a Murderer, which examines the investigation into the murder of Teresa Halbach on October 31, 2005, and subsequent convictions of Steven Avery and his then 16-year-old nephew, Brendan Dassey.
At the time of her disappearance, Kathy was wearing blue denim bellbottom pants held up by a black belt with a brass buckle. She wore a short-sleeved blue and green striped t-shirt, and white canvas tennis shoes.
If you have information on this case, please contact any of the following:
East Algoma OPP OPP ONCMPUR 1-877-934-6363; 1-705-330-4144; opp.isb.resolve@opp.caReference Case#: RM11049828
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipCrime Stoppers provides anonymous tipping
Send email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
REFERENCES
The Sault Daily Star - July 24 and 26 and August 21, 1971
The Hamilton Spectator - July 24, 1971
The Toronto Telegram - July 28, 1971
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