# Disappearance of Paula Jean Welden

Missing · 1946

Paula Jean Welden (born October 19, 1928—disappeared December 1, 1946) was an American college student who disappeared while walking on the Long Trail hiking route in Vermont. Local sheriffs were criticized for errors made in the investigation, which led to the creation of the Vermont State Police (VSP). Welden's fate remains unsolved and was one of several unexplained disappearances in the same area, dubbed the…

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=16244387
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/disappearance-of-paula-jean-welden-w16244387

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## Sources

1. Wikipedia record (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=16244387


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