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Lisa Marie Douglas, a 27-year-old woman from Detroit, Michigan, was last seen on September 1, 2005. At the time of her disappearance, Lisa was living off Michigan Avenue in Detroit but had previously resided in the Toledo, Ohio area. She has not been heard from since that date, and few details have emerged regarding her disappearance.

Lisa, who was known to use the aliases "Darla Douglas" or "Lisa Willhauck," and had the nickname "Rainbow," was described as 5'9" tall, weighing between 1 ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 01, 2005

Victim Details

Jun 23, 2014

Jan 12, 2024

Lisa

Douglas

46

27

69 inches

150 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the late summer of 2005, a young woman named Lisa Marie Douglas vanished from Detroit, Michigan, leaving behind a life and a family with almost no clues as to what may have happened to her. She was 27 years old when she was last seen on September 1, 2005. At the time, Lisa was living in a residence off Michigan Avenue. Standing five feet nine inches tall with blondish hair and hazel eyes, Lisa had a distinctive tattoo of a butterfly on the back of her neck. She was known by friends and family by the nickname 'Rainbow' and sometimes used the aliases Darla Douglas or Lisa Willhauck. The circumstances surrounding Lisa Marie Douglas's disappearance are distressingly vague, and very few details about her last known activities have ever come to light. Since she was last seen, there has been no contact with her family or friends. Investigators know that prior to living in Detroit, Lisa had ties to the Toledo, Ohio, area, though the extent of her connections there and the reasons for her move to Michigan are not widely known. The lack of concrete information has been a significant challenge for law enforcement and a source of profound uncertainty for her loved ones. In the years following her disappearance, family members have provided DNA samples in the hope of one day finding a match, a quiet testament to their enduring search for answers. The investigation into what happened to Lisa Douglas remains open, handled by the Detroit Police Department. Despite the passage of time, her case has not been forgotten, existing in public databases for missing persons as a lingering and unresolved mystery. The overview of the case paints a sorrowful picture: a young mother in her late twenties, known for her butterfly tattoo and a colorful nickname, disappeared from her Detroit home without a trace. Her family has been left in a state of limbo, holding onto hope while grappling with the painful reality that so many years have passed with no resolution. The case is a stark reminder of the countless families affected by the silent epidemic of missing persons, each one representing a story without an ending and a life interrupted.

Sep 01, 2005

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

15432

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1506160196

Detroit Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

05/28/2026


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