Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Lilli Marlene Dunn:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Lilli Marlene Dunn, 29, was ambushed in the driveway of her Southgate, Michigan home on Agnes Street between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m. on July 31, 1980, after returning from an evening of bowling. She had parked in the garage and was taking out the garbage when witnesses heard her screams and saw a man forcing a kicking and screaming Dunn into a light-colored, late-model car, possibly a Buick, Pontiac Grand Prix, or Oldsmobile Cutlass. Her purse, shoes, and a hairbrush were left behind in the driveway.

Witnesses described the assailant as a white male about six feet tall, roughly 200 pounds, with dark, curly hair. Investigators noted similarities between this abduction and crimes committed by Coral Eugene Watts, who was active in the Detroit area at the time; Watts was never officially charged in Dunn’s case. Her body has never been recovered. Her family has since provided DNA samples in case remains are discovered and can be identified.

Does anyone have information about that neighborhood or remember the vehicle described that night?