The Baffling Unsolved Disappearance of Marie Ann Blee (1979)

*Information is obtained from the Where are they? Podcast and other online sources as cited**

The summer of 1979 was an exciting one for Marie Ann Blee. She was 15 years old, had her driver’s permit, and had a lot of friends.

Marie was excited to get her braces off that August. She still wore a retainer, but she was finally free of braces, just in time for her sophomore year at Hayden High School in Hayden, Colorado.

In September, her family took a vacation and traveled to Europe, visiting Germany and Switzerland.

In November of 1979, Marie was looking forward to a Thanksgiving break from school. The day before Thanksgiving, November 21, there was a dance at her school. Marie went with 18-year-old Monty Doolin.

After the dance, there was a party that many of her friends were going to in Craig, Colorado. Craig is a 20-minute drive from Hayden, almost 17 miles.

Once at the party, many of Marie’s girlfriends realized that the party was mostly guys and they were doing drugs. They weren’t comfortable, so they decided to leave. Marie wanted to stay.

Around 1:00 a.m., Marie told Monty she had another ride home. She didn’t mention with whom. Monty said he would leave the party without her.