Nicole Gray, 30: Last Seen In 1999 During Holiday Season
She left her Missouri home to buy Christmas presents for a holiday party and vanished.
News reports about Nicole Gray and her 1999 disappearance are few, and of what can be found, it seems that she went out to purchase Christmas presents before going missing from St. Ann, Missouri.
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Nicole’s Last Movements
Nicole was seen leaving her St. Ann residence on December 17, 1999. She reportedly had four small children when she vanished, and she planned to run a quick errand before attending a Christmas party at one of her kids’ schools.
In 2025, Kendra Young, Nicole’s daughter, spoke with NewsNation about her mother’s case.
“It’s hard, just being a mother, not knowing if you’re doing it right because you didn’t have a mother,” she said. “My kids didn’t get to meet their grandmother. I don’t get to grow old with my mom.”
“She wore a lot of jewelry, she was light-complected, she always had her hair done. [She was] kind of loud, she dressed to impress, but to know her was to love her. When she was in a room, you knew.” Kendra added, “It’s been too long. Before I leave this Earth, I want to know what happened to my mother. She was a mother of four, she had nieces, nephews, siblings.”
Nicole Gray: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Nicole Gray stood 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed 145 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Both of her ears are pierced. Nicole has multiple tattoos: a dog with a cigarette on her left arm, a broken art on her left ankle, a bleeding heart on her right leg, and an unknown tattoo on her upper left arm.
She was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a sweatshirt, white Adidas sneakers, and several earrings and gold chain necklaces.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the St Ann Police Department at 314-427-8000 or their local authorities.
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Case Number: 99-006154
Agency: St Ann Police Department
Phone: 314-427-8000
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