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Billie and Mary Lou Black.

MUS-2026-0242

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MUS-2026-0242

Missing person

Incident
2009
Indexed
Oct 13, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Atchison County Sheriff's Office
Location
Atchison KS

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Billie Black, 74, and Mary Lou Black, 72, left their Atchison home in their blue 1990 Honda Civic and never returned. The car was never found, and licenses, cash, and Billie's insulin were left behind. A Missouri River theory is unproven. No arrests have been reported in sources found.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2009

    Billie Black, 74, and Mary Lou Black, 72, leave their Atchison home in their blue 1990 Honda Civic and never return. The car is never found.

  2. 2026

    The couple is still missing. A Missouri River theory is unproven.

Key people

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MissingBillie and Mary Lou Black

Billie, 74, and Mary Lou, 72, of Atchison. Left home in their blue 1990 Honda Civic and never returned; the car was never found.

Investigating agencyAtchison County Sheriff's Office

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