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Profile |
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Name: Colleen Elizabeth Perris
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Race: White |
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Age at Disappearance: 18 |
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Age Now: 26 |
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Height: 5' 2'' |
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Weight: 100 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Blond
Natural blond, but often dyes her hair. Has gone blond with red tips, dark brown and red. Has naturally curly hair, but often straightens it. |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Hazel |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Pierced ears, naval and tongue
Large multicolored butterfly tattoo on small of back
Chinese characters tattooed on her right ankle
May have small tattoo on right or left pelvis
Very athletic
Very thin, tiny birdlike |
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Wanted for :
Missing |
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Plantation, FL
Tamarac, FL
Colleen's 1994 white 2-door Mazda MX6 was found October 6, 2000 at a strip mall at Pine Island and McNab Roads in Tamarac, Florida.
The car was parked near an abandoned Wendy's fast food restaurant. The doors were locked and the windows were up. |
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Possible Location : Southern, CA
Colleen may have traveled to work in the amateur porn industry |
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Last Known : Plantation, FL
Colleen grew up in Plantation, Florida. |
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Traits |
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Smokes Newport Menthol cigarettes |
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Likes to sing. Plays the piano. |
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Doesn't like to be alone, tends to blend in with whatever crowd she's with. |
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Doesn't like to drive.
Likes to get nails done on a regular basis. |
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Likes to experiment with different hair colors |
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May be working in the restaurant business |
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Might try to gain employment modeling lingerie |
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Likes to date men older than herself |
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Into billiards, darts and bowling |
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Strong-willed |
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Free-spirited and experimental |
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Wears jeans, t-shirts and big platform shoes |
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Police say she sometimes uses Ecstacy and LSD |
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Case Story |
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF COLLEEN PERRIS |
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It started with something as innocuous as a call to Colleen's cell phone.
On September 30, 2000, Colleen Perris, a popular Plantation, Florida teenager was enjoying her Saturday off lounging at home with her mother Nancy.
At 2:59pm, Colleen was in her bedroom when her cell phone rang.
A short time later, Colleen breezed through the house and told her mother she was going out, but would be home by 5:30pm.
Colleen and her parents were going to a Florida Marlins game that night. Thinking her daughter was going to be home in two hours, Nancy never asked Colleen where she was headed.
By 5:30pm though, Colleen was a no-show. Nick and Nancy Perris thought Colleen was probably with her boyfriend Mick Baker, so they left for the Marlin's game without her.
After the game, Colleen's father Nick was unable to reach his daughter on her cell phone and began to wonder where could she be?
When he reached Colleen's boyfriend, his concern turned into fear. Mick hadn't heard from Colleen all night. He assumed Colleen was with her parents.
It was at that moment everyone knew, but for days just couldn't accept, that 18-year-old Colleen Perris had gone missing.
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The Search Begins for Colleen |
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Colleen's family canvassed hospitals and police stations, friends called other friends, but it was as though Colleen had completely vanished from sight.
There had been no sign of Colleen since she left her parents house at 3pm, shortly after receiving a cellphone call.
Could she have gone to meet someone?
Aly Lopez, a close friend, desperately accessed Colleen's voicemail hoping to find a clue. She listened to several messages from Colleen's uncle talking about a 3pm meeting.
Was it was a coincidence?
Colleen's uncle, Mitch Ratisher, denies phoning his niece or meeting with her that afternoon. And unfortunately in her panic, Aly erased the voicemail messages.
Colleen's car is recovered only miles from home.
Six days after Colleen disappeared her Mazda was found ironically only a few miles from home.
"At that point I thought the worst." says Det. Joe Messina the lead investigator on Colleen's case. "I thought we were going to find her in the trunk or at least something that would indicate where she is right now. Nothing."
The lack of leads would continue to frustrate police and Colleen's family and friends for the next three years. |
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AMW Joins the Hunt for Colleen |
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In September 2003, AMW's Investigative Team was asked to look into the disappearance of Colleen Perris, now 21-years-old.
Retired Homicide Det. Sgt. Joe Matthews of Miami Beach PD spent six months digging into Colleen's past hoping to learn where she might be today.
His investigation surprisingly revealed Colleen was a vulnerable teenager --living a double life.
Once a straight A student, Colleen had dropped out of high school and police say was dabbling with ecstasy and LSD. Her friends claimed her Uncle, Mitch Ratisher, was her supplier.
Although Colleen had dreams of being an actress, friends say she was considering a role in a porn film. Colleen's boyfriend said her uncle Mitch, a part-time actor, had offered her the job.
In an interview with AMW, Mitch Ratisher continued to deny any involvement in his niece's disappearance. He also denied giving her illegal drugs or offering her a job in the porn industry.
"I don't know anybody in pornography. I don't even like pornography," Mitch proclaimed.
Joe Matthews turned his focus on the dangerous world of amateur pornography -- where perhaps Colleen was lost or hiding. In an AMW first, he enlisted the expertise of renowned adult film star Ron Jeremy.
Although the search for Colleen continues, it is still a baffling mystery what happened to her that September afternoon. Had Colleen gone off to start a new life or did something tragic occur? |
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