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Mar 19, 2015
May 14, 2022
Helen
Allison
68
16
63 inches
115 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
On a spring day in Fairfax, Virginia, 16-year-old Helen Irene Allison vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has spanned decades. On May 11, 1972, the teenager, a student at Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell High School in Falls Church, was given a ride to a local Jack-in-the-Box restaurant after school but never returned to her home. When she didn't come home or attend school the following day, her family was left to wonder about her whereabouts. At the time of her disappearance, Helen was described as a white female with brown hair and blue eyes, standing at 5'3" and weighing approximately 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white blouse, a pleated blue and gray skirt, and a white knit sweater. Initially, Helen's family considered the possibility that she may have run away. However, as time stretched on with no word from her, concern grew that she might have encountered harm. It seemed unlikely to her loved ones that she would voluntarily stay out of contact for such an extended period. The details surrounding her disappearance remain scarce, with little public information available about the circumstances of that day. It is not publicly known why she was dropped off at the Jack-in-the-Box or which specific location it was. There have also been suggestions that she may have traveled to the Washington D.C. area after she went missing. Decades have passed since Helen Allison was last seen, and her case remains an unsolved and painful enigma for her family and community. The Fairfax County Police Department continues to list her as a missing person, with the hope that someone might still come forward with information that could shed light on her fate. DNA from her family members has been made available for comparison with unidentified remains, a standard procedure in long-term missing persons cases. Despite the passage of time, the investigation into what happened to the 16-year-old girl who disappeared after a stop at a fast-food restaurant continues, a quiet but persistent search for answers in a case with very few leads.
May 11, 1972
Fairfax
Virginia
Fairfax County
29822
Fairfax County Police
Fairfax
Virginia
Fairfax County
22035
John Farrell
Detective
12099 Government Center, Virginia
7036912131
County
Law Enforcement
1972-5243798
Fairfax County Police
Brown
Blue
Blue
06/22/2026
