A Greyhound bus trip to New York City led to the last documented account of a Texas woman’s whereabouts. Dora Ann Watts was 57 when she disappeared in January 2015, after reportedly taking a cab from Manhattan to an address on Williams Avenue. Although her missing person case is associated with Houston, details of her journey place her in New York before she vanished.
According to NamUs, Dora traveled to the Big Apple by Greyhound bus. Once there, a taxi reportedly picked her up at 547 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan and dropped her off at 126 Williams Avenue.
The record doesn’t identify the city or borough associated with the destination address, nor does it explain why Dora traveled to New York. Whether she was visiting someone or had other plans remains unclear.
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