Missing Since: 1981-11-09 Location: Rutland, Vermont
Hesse was last seen shopping at the now-defunct Rutland Mall in Rutland, Vermont on the afternoon of November 9, 1981. She bought a fur coat at a store there and paid $200 for it. This is the last time anyone saw her. She lived in a rented apartment in a house on Davis Street, and that evening her landlady noticed there was food burning on the stove, and more food, prepared for a meal, sitting next to the stove. The table was set for dinner, but there was no sign of Hesse and she has never been heard from again. Nothing appeared to be missing, and the fur coat she’d just bought was hanging in her closet. According to Hesse’s sister, Hesse only worked for a few months after she graduated from college, and lived with her parents most of the time. She moved out of her parents’ home after her mother died three years prior to her disappearance. Hesse’s sister said she was distraught over the death of her boyfriend, who had died by suicide in the early 1970s. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Rutland Police Department 802-773-1816 Source Information NamUs The Rutland Daily Herald Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 21, 2020; casefile added.