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Katherine Marie Lowery, known as Kathy, was 26 when she disappeared from her Olive Branch, Mississippi home on February 2, 1999. She lived on a large Center Hill Road property with her eight-year-old daughter, nine-year-old son, and her boyfriend at the time, who used the name Sheldon Wright VanHoute.

After Kathy vanished, VanHoute abruptly moved the two children to Cheyenne, Wyoming, keeping them out of school and confined to a hotel room while he worked. In October 1999 the daughter escaped and reported months of sexual abuse by VanHoute, leading to his arrest and conviction. Investigators later learned VanHoute was using an alias; his real name was Steven Troy DeLoge (also reported as Troy DeLoge). A search of the Mississippi residence turned up cleaned areas with traces of blood on floors and walls, but Katherine has never been found.

Foul play is suspected and Katherine is presumed deceased; Steven Troy DeLoge remains the primary suspect though he has not been charged in her disappearance. If anyone knew Katherine, her family, or the property on Center Hill Road, can you share information that might help explain what happened?