
The person at the center of this case
Kelly Bergh Dove
Justice for Kelly Bergh Dove โ the trail went cold in 1982, but the truth hasn't.
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Who was the suspicious person outside the business connected to the silver Ford vehicle?
Why was Kelly Dove's purse left behind if she left voluntarily?
Did the obscene phone caller have any connection to the person outside the business?
Kelly Bergh Dove, a 20-year-old clerk at Imperial Gas Station in Harrisonburg, Virginia, disappeared on June 18, 1982, after calling police twice about an obscene phone call and a suspicious person outside the business connected to a silver vehicle. A patrol officer arrived within minutes to find the store empty, Dove missing, and her purse left behind with no signs of robbery or struggle. Over four decades later, the circumstances of her disappearance remain unexplained and the case remains unsolved.
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NamUs case MP1092. Missing person: Kelly Bergh Dove.
Last known contact: 1982-06-18 in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, VA. Circumstances: Kelly Dove was a clerk at the Imperial Gas Station in the City of Harrisonburg, VA.
On 06/18/1982 at 0227 hours, Dove made a phone call to the Harrisonburg Police Department dispatch making a complaint of receiving an obscene anonymous phone call and a suspicious person being outside the business. At 0229 hours, Dove made a second phone call to the Harrisonburg Police Department dispatch to make another complaint about a suspicious person being outside the business and made mention of the person being connected to a silver in color vehicle, possibly a Ford.
At 0231 hours, a patrol officer with the Harrisonburg Police Department arrived on scene to find the store empty and the complainant, Kelly Dove, missing. Dove's purse was left behind inside the convenience store.
No signs of robbery or foul play were discovered. Dove has not been seen from or heard from since.
Demographics: 20 years, Female, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 5 ft 0 in, 100 lbs, hair: Brown, eyes: Brown.
Clothing and accessories: Clothing: Cream colored slacks and light colored top with pinstripes; Eyewear: Contact Lenses; Jewelry: Turner Ashby High School Class Ring. Investigating agency: Harrisonburg Police Department | 1982-681146.
Kelly Dove called Harrisonburg Police Department dispatch to report receiving an obscene anonymous phone call and a suspicious person outside the business
Dove called dispatch again about the suspicious person outside, mentioning connection to a silver-colored vehicle, possibly a Ford
Harrisonburg Police Department patrol officer arrived on scene to find the store empty, Kelly Dove missing, her purse left behind, with no signs of robbery or foul play
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Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.