Dorothy Marie Douglas, known to family as Dot, was 42 when she vanished from Cincinnati in late summer 1998. She was last seen on August 26, 1998, in the Walnut Hills neighborhood. At the time she was staying with a friend in Westwood and her last known address was on Kinney Avenue. She left without any personal belongings, clothing, money and did not have access to a vehicle.

The only later activity tied to her name is use of her food stamp card on September 9, 1998, though it is unclear whether she was the person who used it. Dorothy had a difficult history: formerly a nurse and a mother of two, she suffered multiple family tragedies in the early 1980s and struggled with addiction and poor health by 1998. Her family, who remained in contact with her before she disappeared, never heard from her again.

Her disappearance remains unresolved. If anyone knew Dorothy, saw her around Walnut Hills or Westwood in August or September 1998, or has information about her whereabouts, please share what is known.