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Geraldine (Gerry) E Butts

Age: 27
Race: White
Sex: Female
Date Reported Missing:
Date of Death:
Date of Recovery: 4/22/1983
Cause: Blunt Force
County: Allegany
Referring Case Number: O-51-07139

Gerry Butts left a tavern in Boonsboro, Washington County, MD with the intent of walking home to Brunswick in Frederick County, MD. Somewhere between Boonsboro and Brunswick, Gerry Butts met her attacker(s) who took her to the Sandy Hook area of Washington County, MD. It is believed Gerry Butts was killed in the Sandy Hook area of Washington County and then placed in the Potomac River. The remains of Gerry Butts was recovered from the Potomac River on 4/22/1983.

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