Background and Identity

Elizabeth Jean Acton, affectionately known as “Betsy,” was a 41-year-old white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Standing just 5'0" and weighing about 125 pounds, she was last seen on August 24, 1994, in Colonial Beach, Virginia. Known to use the last name Bryant at times, Bett­sy also bore a scar on her abdomen, a feature noted in case descriptions.

Final Known Whereabouts

On that late August day, Acton checked into the Days Inn located on Colonial Avenue in Colonial Beach. Eyewitnesses reported seeing her there, but after that, she vanished without a trace. The Days Inn remains the last confirmed location tied directly to her disappearance....Read More