Cathy Sampson left home in 1985 to get moving boxes and did not return, according to a report on her disappearance.
Her purple Pontiac was found along U.S. 82 with her purse and valuables still inside.
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Cathy Sampson's purple Pontiac was found along U.S. 82 with her purse and valuables still inside.
Cathy Sampson left home in 1985 to get moving boxes and did not return, according to a report on her disappearance.
Her purple Pontiac was found along U.S. 82 with her purse and valuables still inside.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KENS 5’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KENS 5’s own headline: “Texas mother left to get moving boxes in 1985 and never came home. What happened to Cathy Sampson?”
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