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On the evening of May 10, 1941, 36-year-old Lelia Lewis Bryan and her four-year-old daughter, Mary Rachel, vanished from their home in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Lelia and Mary Rachel were last seen leaving their residence at approximately 9:00 p.m. in her husband's black 1935 Ford Model A coupe, with the North Carolina license plate number 219-056. Accounts of their intended destination vary; one version states Lelia was going to a grocery store two blocks away, while another suggests she ...Read More
Last Seen: May 10, 1941
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Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Lelia

Lewis Bryan

36

36

5'7 - 5'8 inches

120 lbs

White

Female

May 10, 1941

Carolina Beach

North Carolina

Carolina Beach

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation

910-486-1262

01/28/2026