Kelly Marie Ford was 23 and a mother when she was last seen on August 15, 2001, in Lynn, Massachusetts. She had left a drug and alcohol treatment facility and was headed to a job interview in Marblehead, intending to ride a city bus; she may have gotten off in Swampscott several stops early. Her family reported her missing on August 16, 2001.

On October 22, 2001, dismembered remains believed to be hers were found in a shallow grave on Scusset Beach in Sandwich by two children playing on the beach. Her head was not recovered with the rest of the body, though investigators at the time thought it had originally been buried with her. Her mother, Deborah Ford, identified Kelly from jewelry and a photograph of a distinctive tattoo—a Chinese symbol for Summer Love, the name of her daughter.

The Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office have described the case as an active homicide investigation. No charges have been filed. One convicted murderer, Eugene McCollom, has been named as a person of interest because his prior crimes involved dismemberment, but he has not been charged in this case.

If anyone knew Kelly, her movements on August 15, 2001, or saw someone acting suspiciously near Scusset Beach that fall, please come forward with information.