MISSING: Lauren Dumolo
When Lauren Dumolo disappeared, she left behind a ton of questions, a mystery that keeps unfolding and a family desperately searching for answers.
If you know anything about the disappearance of Lauren Dumolo, please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at 239-574-3223 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS, referencing case number 20-011323.
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A photo of Lauren’s “Namaste” tattoo (far left), and two other photos of Lauren for reference
Episode Information:
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Episode Source Material
- Fort Myers News-Press – ‘Anger, frustration and heartbreak,’ Cape Coral woman still missing one year later, by Kaitlin Greenockle
- NBC2 News – No phone, no money, no trace of Lauren Dumolo: Where is the Cape Coral mother?, by Vanessa Bein
- NBC2 News – JUST RELEASED: Video shows Lauren Dumolo day before disappearance, by Vanessa Bein
- WINK News – Police work to trace Cape Coral woman’s suspicious disappearance, by reporter Dannielle Garcia, writer Jack Lowenstein
- PEOPLE TV – Inside the Strange Disappearance of One Florida Mom: This Is a ‘Complete & Utter Nightmare’
- WINK News – Boyfriend of missing Cape Coral woman speaks, by reporter Dannielle Garcia, writer Drew Hill
- Cape Coral Breeze – Four Freedoms Park was city’s first
- Cape Coral Police Department Ping Alert for Missing Endangered Person, 6-24-2020
- Cape Coral Police Department – Information Needed on Whereabouts of Missing Woman, 6-29-2020
- Cape Coral Police Department – Update: Lauren Dumolo investigation, 10-14-2021
- The Charley Project: Lauren Brittney Dumolo
- Bring Lauren Home Facebook page
- Lee County Clerk of Courts records
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