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Elizabeth Hall Pratt

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Elizabeth Hall Pratt

Case
#2822
SourceNamus MissingUpdated Jul 6, 2026
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Missing Person · Open
45 years waiting · since 1980

Missing Person: Elizabeth Hall Pratt

Justice for Elizabeth Hall Pratt — the trail went cold in 1980, but the truth hasn't.

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Key leads to think about

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contact
Lead #1

Who called Elizabeth that evening and what was the nature of the conversation that made her appear happy?

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vehicle
Lead #2

What happened to the 1974 burgundy Impala she was driving when she left?

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clue
Lead #3

Why did Elizabeth give her mother money before leaving, suggesting possible planned departure or concerning circumstances?

Elizabeth Hall Pratt, a 43-year-old woman, disappeared on November 15, 1980, from Lexington, North Carolina after receiving a phone call and leaving her mother's home in a 1974 burgundy Impala. She had recently left her husband and was staying with her mother at the time of her disappearance. Despite decades of investigation, her whereabouts remain unknown and the circumstances surrounding her departure that evening have never been fully explained.

Case
#2822
SourceNamus MissingUpdated Jul 6, 2026
Davidson County Sheriff's Office

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witness
Lead #4

Did anyone see Elizabeth or her vehicle after she left her mother's home that night?

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Source Narrative

NamUs case MP9167. Missing person: Elizabeth Hall Pratt.

Last known contact: 1980-11-15 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. Circumstances: Elizabeth had left her husband and was staying with her mother that night.

She received a phone call, took the phone into a bedroom to talk and emerged acting happy, her mother said. Then she gave her mother some money then left in her 1974 burgundy Impala never to be seen again Demographics: 43 years, Female, White / Caucasian.

Physical description: 5 ft 5 in, 128 lbs, hair: Red/Auburn, eyes: Blue. Clothing and accessories: Clothing: blue suede coat,; Jewelry: watch and ring.

Investigating agency: Davidson County Sheriff's Office | 805582.

Timeline of Events

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1980-11-15

Elizabeth Hall Pratt disappears

Elizabeth received a phone call at her mother's home, spoke privately in a bedroom, emerged acting happy, gave her mother money, and left in her 1974 burgundy Impala and was never seen again.

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Case Information

Incident:November 15, 1980
Last Updated:July 7, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:November 15, 1980
Last Updated:July 7, 2026

Have Information?

Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.

Phone: 3362422100
You can remain anonymous