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Carla Anderson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Wadena, Minnesota on Nov 13, 1987

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jan 09, 2024

Carla

Anderson

61

23

58 inches

60 inches

80 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Nov 13, 1987

Wadena

Minnesota

Wadena County

No

26369

Wadena Police Department

Wadena

Minnesota

Wadena County

56482

Naomi Plautz

Sergeant

121 Colfax Avenue Southeast, Minnesota

2186317700

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.wadena.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=523

87001505

Wadena Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

08/08/2026


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Carla Beth Anderson, 23, was last seen on November 13, 1987, in Wadena, Minnesota. That day, she had learned she would be named "Employee of the Month" at her job at Hardee's. To celebrate, Carla went out to dinner with her mother and stepfather, after which they dropped her off at her apartment around 7:30 p.m. Evidence showed that she made it inside her apartment, where she drank a soda and began watching a movie, but she was never seen or heard from again.

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Last Seen: Nov 13, 1987

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