Molly Dattilo

Background Information: Molly’s Activities Molly was enrolled and planned to attend her fifth year at Eastern Kentucky University in the fall after just completing a four year running scholarship the previous school year. When she disappeared, she was living with her brother in Indianapolis, while taking summer classes at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). One of those classes was a voice class which was to help prepare her for an upcoming audition of American Idol. The weekend before she disappeared, she commented to her sister that she was preparing for that audition in August and that she planned to attend her nephew’s birthday party later in July. She also spoke of her desire to get a summer job in order to keep the car purchased by her father so that she had transportation to the American Idol auditions. What we know about Tuesday, July 6th, 2004, the day Molly disappeared from Indianapolis: • Molly attended classes that morning at IUPUI. • Molly dropped only one of three classes at IUPUI, as this was the last day to drop classes without a penalty. • A receipt dated July 6th was found in her car showing Molly had purchased supplies for classes and her own hobbies. The receipt also showed the purchase of a child’s toy which indicated her desire to attend her nephew’s birthday party as planned later that July. • Molly left on foot to pick up an application from the Wendy’s restaurant located on 10th Street, towards the evening hours. Additional job applications were later found in Molly’s car. • Molly returned to Westlake Apartments. • All Molly’s personal items were left behind including her identification, money, ATM card, cell phone, clothes and her car. • Molly routinely wore a lanyard around her neck with her apartment keys. Molly’s activities the day she disappeared and in previous weeks clearly point to the conclusion that she did not leave of her own free will.
Music Physical Description Molly is 25 years old (23 at the time of her disappearance); she is Caucasian and has shoulder length light brown hair and green eyes. She weighs about a 100 pounds is about 5 feet tall. She has a dime sized birth mark on the upper outside of her right arm, just below the elbow. Also, the very tip of her left thumb and thumbnail were severed in a childhood accident. When the thumb healed, the thumbnail grew slightly down over the edge of the thumb giving the thumbnail a rounded off or hook-like appearance. It is noticeably deformed. She is athletic and has a wiry runner’s build. The birthmark and thumb are also visible on the poster. Biography and Personality Molly is the youngest of nine children. She was born in Madison, Indiana where she lived until attending college after her senior year of high school. She is a talented achiever and excels in academics, athletics and music. While in college, she earned exemplary grades; while in high school, she had great success in cross country and in track at both the local and state levels. Molly was known to talk to the participants from many of the other teams during state meets and would congratulate them at the finish line making her known in the running community throughout Indiana for her affable personality. Additionally, Molly is a talented singer and would often sing the National Anthem at the high school athletic events and had since engaged in singing karaoke in her spare time. She enjoyed talking on the phone with friends and family members on a regular basis.