Missing Person: Elizabeth Ann Lande

NamUs case MP2508. Missing person: Elizabeth Ann Lande. Last known contact: 1971-12-12 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Circumstances: On the evening of Saturday, December 11, 1971, with her parents out of town on a week-long cruise, Liz Lande and two of her girlfriends spent the evening talking and watching television. At around midnight, Liz received a phone call from her boyfriend, Bobby Nauss, a member of the Warlocks Motorcycle Club. Nauss asked Liz to spend the weekend with him. Concerned about the late hour and Nauss's reputation, Liz's friends tried to talk her out of going - to no avail. The friends left - they never saw Liz alive again. At about 1:50 am, a neighbor who lived across the street from the Lande residence heard a noise outside. When he looked out of his bedroom window, he saw Liz walk out of the front door to her house, to the sidewalk and get into a waiting gold-colored Toronado. In the early morning hours of Monday, December 13th, Elizabeth Lande was seen hanging from the rafters in a garage behind the the apartment house of one of Nauss' friends. It was this friend who helped Nauss dispose of Liz's body, allegedly in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. On July 12, 1977, almost six years after Liz disappeared, the same friend - turned witness - attempted to lead Law Enforcement to the location in the Pine Barrens where he said he had helped Nauss bury Liz's body. The location was near Williamstown, NJ, about 16 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The previously heavily wooded area was now occupied by housing subdivisions. The witness tried several times to pinpoint the burial site, and the officers dug up each location, but failed to locate Liz's remains. On December 9, 1977 Robert Nauss was convicted for the murder of Elizabeth Lande. Her body has never been found. Demographics: 21 years, Female, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 4 ft 2 in, 110 lbs, hair: Blond/Strawberry, eyes: Green. Clothing and accessories: Accessories: long brown coat with black fake-fur trim Brown suede pocketbook; Clothing: bell-bottom jeans; Footwear: platform shoes.. Investigating agency: Philadelphia Police Department - 24th District (East Division) | NOT PROVIDED.