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Someone Is Missing - Burnese Rudolph 

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August 24th, 2006

Troy Mayor Jimmy Lunsford and the Troy City Council have authorized a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the present location and solving the disappearance of Mrs. Burnese Merritt Rudolph.

Mrs. Rudolph was reported missing to the Troy Police Department on August 2, 2006 by her family according to information released by Chief Anthony Everage.

Search for Missing Troy Woman Continuous

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Troy police say they have few clues in the whereabouts of a woman that's been missing for more than a week and a half.

Burnese Merritt Rudolph was reported missing on August 2, but no one has reported speaking to her since Saturday, July 29.


Police say that as time passes, things don't look good for a positive outcome.

Troy police are still on the lookout for 62-year-old Burnese Merritt Rudolph. Her 1992 Ford Taurus was found in the Pocosain area south of Troy on August 3, keys still in the vehicle along with a shirt believed to have belonged to Rudolph.

Police say they don't know if she was wearing the shirt at the time of her disappearance.

Rudolph’s daughter Sonya Lee said, "It gets harder and harder, but I'm going to still hold on to hope until she's found."

Troy police tell News 4 that Rudolph's car was found down dirt road and into the woods. Her daughter said this is an area that she doesn't even know about, and she doesn't think her mom did either.

Police say they will continue to search the woods for clues to lead to Rudolph.

Rudolph is a diabetic and has high blood pressure, but they say they don't know how long it will take to finish the search due to rough terrain.

The heat in itself is one thing that will get you. At the same time, there are other things, natural things such as snakes that you should be concerned and worried about. But our main objective is this, in that we're looking for Rudolph," said Sgt. Benny Scarbrough of Troy Police.

Troy police have teamed up with other agencies in the search for Rudolph. The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a statewide missing alert. 

The Public Safety Community Information Center issued an alert on August 8. The alert is available on line and is distributed to law enforcement agencies throughout state. Troy police say this will allow the department to broaden its search for Rudolph.

If you have any information about Ms. Rudolph, contact Troy Police at 566-0500.

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Clues scarce in woman's disappearance 
AUG. 9, 2006
By Matt Clower, The Messenger http://www.troymessenger.com/

It's been over a week since anyone has heard from 62-year-old Burnese Merritt Rudolph, whose car was found abandoned last week in a remote area of the Pocosians, south of Troy. 

How Rudpoplh's car got to such remote location remains a mystery, and the Troy Police Department is requesting anyone with information about Rudolph's activities leading up to her disappearance to come forward. 

“We want to know anything that she did that week,” said TPD spokesman Sergeant Benny Scarbrough. “There may be a pattern to the particular places that she visited or an associate that we don't know about yet.” 

So far, facts are a scarce commodity in Rudolph's disappearance. She was last heard from on July 29, when she spoke via telephone with a family member, presumably form her home in Azalea Court. 

Family members reported her missing to the TPD on Aug. 2, after not hearing from her for several days and realizing her car was not at her home. 

Rudolph's car was later found abandon in heavily wooded area of the Pocosians with the keys inside, and police want to know how it got there. 

Police say anyone who saw Rudolph or her maroon 1992 Ford Taurus after July 29 could have critical information about the case. 

Rudolph is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 245 pounds. She takes medications for several illnesses including diabetes and high-blood pressure and walks with a cane. 

On Monday, officers from the TPD continued their exhaustive search of the woods where Rudolph's car was found. 

Scarbrough said a group of 12 officers searched the area on foot while a Department of Public of Safety helicopter flew overhead. 

Rudolph's car now sits cordoned off in a garage beneath the TPD station where it is undergoing analysis by the Alabama Department of Forensics. 

The outcome of the forensic investigation could yield new light on the case, but until then, Scarbrough said the TPD remains focused on finding Rudolph. 

Out goal is to find Mrs. Rudolph, period, Scarbrough said. We will keep going until we have utilized every possible resource.