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Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
American socialite and heiress (1885–vanished 1910) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold[1] (July 1, 1885[2] – disappeared December 12, 1910) was an American socialite and heiress who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in New York City in December 1910.
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Born | Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold (1885-07-01)July 1, 1885 New York City, U.S. |
Disappeared | December 12, 1910 (aged 25) New York City, U.S. |
Status | Declared dead in absentia |
Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College |
Occupation | Socialite |
The daughter of Francis R. Arnold, a fine goods importer, Arnold was born and raised in Manhattan in an affluent family. After graduating from Bryn Mawr College, she returned to her family home at 108 East 79th Street and attempted to begin a career as a writer. On December 12, 1910, Arnold left her home to go shopping for a dress and was seen by a cashier as well as a friend on Fifth Avenue. She told the friend that she had planned to walk through Central Park before returning home. That evening, when Arnold failed to return home for dinner, her family grew suspicious.
Francis Arnold at first wanted to avoid publicity over his daughter's disappearance, and so he initially sought the help of private investigators in locating her. After these attempts proved fruitless, the family filed a missing persons report with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in January 1911. Various theories, sightings, and rumors regarding Arnold's disappearance circulated in the years and decades after she was last seen, but the circumstances surrounding her disappearance have never been resolved and her fate remains unknown.[3]