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On the evening of May 10, 1941, in the coastal town of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, four-year-old Mary Rachel Bryan was at home with her mother, Lelia, and father, Edis 'E.C.' Bryan. Around 9:00 p.m., Lelia decided to head out for a quick errand, and Mary Rachel, who loved car rides, asked to go along. Accounts differ as to the purpose of the trip; some reports state Lelia was going to a grocery store just two blocks away, while another version says she was taking two dollars to a d ...Read More
Last Seen: May 10, 1941

Victim Details

Apr 11, 2011

Jan 18, 2022

Mary

Bryan

87

4

36 inches

40 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 10, 1941

Carolina Beach

North Carolina

Bladen County

21466

N.C. State Bureau of Investigation

North Carolina

,

N.C. State Bureau of Investigation

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/17/2026


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