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Valerie Renee Dulaney, a 42-year-old woman from Seattle, Washington, was last seen on September 10, 2005, at around 11:00 a.m. at her residence near the 1000 block of E. Harris Street. Dulaney, who had a medical condition requiring medication, disappeared without a trace, and her case has remained unsolved for nearly two decades. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5'7" tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, though she may have ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 10, 2005

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Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2024

Valerie

Dulaney

61

42

67 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the late summer of 2005, a sense of unease settled over a Seattle neighborhood when 42-year-old Valerie Renee Dulaney vanished. On the morning of September 10th, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Valerie was seen for the last time at her home in the vicinity of the 1000 block of E. Harris Street. Known to her friends and family as Val, she was a woman with a medical condition that required medication, a detail that added a layer of urgency and concern to her sudden absence. At the time she went missing, Valerie was described as a Caucasian female, standing 5'7" and weighing around 110 pounds, with brown hair that may have been bleached blonde, and brown eyes. Her ears were pierced, a small detail in the larger picture of a woman who seemed to have disappeared without a trace. The hours turned into days, and with no word from Valerie, the initial worry grew into a formal investigation led by the Seattle Police Department. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance were frustratingly vague; she was simply there one moment and gone the next. No evidence of foul play was immediately apparent, nor was there any indication that she had planned to leave. Her home, the last place she was known to be, offered few clues to her whereabouts. The lack of information left her loved ones in a state of painful uncertainty, grappling with the silence and the endless possibilities of what could have happened. Decades have now passed since Valerie Dulaney was last seen, yet her case remains an open and unsolved mystery. The passage of time has not diminished the hope for answers, but the trail has grown cold. Her family has endured years of not knowing what became of her, a constant state of limbo that is difficult to comprehend. The investigation, though still active, has been hampered by the scarcity of leads from the outset. The overview of this case is one of sudden and unexplained disappearance. A 42-year-old woman vanished from the familiarity of her own home on a seemingly ordinary day, leaving behind a life and loved ones. The core facts remain the same: Valerie Dulaney, who needed medication for a health condition, was last seen in Seattle on September 10, 2005, and has not been heard from since.

Sep 10, 2005

Seattle

Washington

King County

No

30631

Seattle Police Department

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

610 5th Avenue, Washington

2066255011

Local

Law Enforcement

05-425220

Seattle Police Department

5810

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/20/2026


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