Marie Ann Watson, 27, disappeared from Emmett, Idaho, on November 21, 1977. A mother of two young children then living with foster parents Michael and Dorothy Rogers, Marie was in the middle of a custody fight to get her eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter back. She is described as a white female with brown hair, blue eyes, 5 feet 7 inches tall and about 110 pounds; she was reportedly wearing a blue jacket with sheepskin lining, a t-shirt, and jeans when last seen.
Dorothy Rogers was the last person reported to have seen Marie, saying Marie got into a car and drove away. That account was called into question after Marie’s purse and other belongings were found in a vehicle at the Rogers residence, and her own car was found at her workplace still containing her wallet, keys, cash, and an uncashed paycheck. Authorities treated the disappearance as suspicious.
The investigation later revealed serious problems linked to the Rogers family. In June 1978 Michael Rogers was charged with raping his 14-year-old adopted daughter; he and Dorothy fled Idaho with Marie’s children and two other children before being located and arrested in Arkansas, and Michael Rogers pleaded guilty to the rape charge.
Who in Emmett in 1977 might remember Marie, the custody dispute, or seeing her on November 21?