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Kelly Rothwell, a 35-year-old police cadet, was last seen on March 12, 2011, after lunch with a friend in Clearwater, Florida. She told the friend she planned to return to her Indian Rocks Beach home to end a long-term relationship with David Perry, whom she described as controlling and abusive. Neighbors later reported loud thumps from the couple’s condo followed by the sound of vacuuming. Kelly failed to meet friends later that day and did not attend her police academy classes the following Monday, which was highly unusual for her.

The next day her green Subaru Outback was found abandoned a couple of miles from her home. A search of the condo turned up no visible signs of a struggle but a heavy smell of bleach and what investigators described as meticulous cleaning. Perry, a retired New York corrections officer, left Florida within hours of Kelly’s disappearance and refused to cooperate with investigators; he was named a suspect but no charges have been filed. Foul play is strongly suspected and Kelly remains missing.

Anyone who knew Kelly, saw her Subaru after March 12, 2011, or has information about her movements that day is asked to share what they know.