This Thirty-Year-Old Mom Went Missing In Las Vegas After Fleeing Two Abusive Marriages

Camille Dardanes Dotson, born February 23, 1964, was raised by her upper-middle-class family in Chicago.

Then, at twenty-one years old, her life began to change after she fell for a man named Gary.

Gary had been convicted of rape in 1975. But, the alleged victim recanted their story, and he was released from prison. After reclaiming his freedom, Gary met Camille, who fell head over heels for him.

They quickly went from dating to marriage and then had a daughter, Ashley, together. And for a time, everything was okay– until Gary’s drinking problem manifested in abuse.

Camille was often on the receiving end of his behavior. On top of that, the couple also ran out of money, and Camille was forced to file for separation.

She took Ashley and fled to Las Vegas. But, with no work experience or college degree, Camille became a bartender.

Eventually, she also began dancing in Vegas clubs to support her daughter.

While in Nevada, Camille did meet another man named George. She remarried, but this relationship again turned into an abusive one.

findcamille.wordpress.com; pictured above is Camille

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And this time, Camille was forced to send her daughter home to stay with her grandmother, Barbara, for safety.

Around this time, the thirty-year-old mom also began to use drugs and have run-ins with the law.

She was supposed to appear in court in September of 1994 but never showed.

Moreover, her family and friends never heard from her again.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police estimate that Camille went missing sometime between September 3 and September 26, 1994.

She was last seen leaving the Clark County Detention Center on September 3.

After being reported missing that year, though, the police filings were reportedly deleted just weeks later.

It was not until 2003, when a childhood friend of Camille’s inquired about her case, that this discovery was made.

A new report was filed, but the case of her disappearance has remained cold.

Her family knew that Camille had a misdemeanor warrant out for her arrest at the time of her disappearance and did consider for a short time that she had skipped town.

But, as weeks turned into months, and months turned into years, the Dardanes knew Camille would never wholly leave her daughter without warning.

They have since created a Facebook group and a website to share Camille’s story. The family continues to hold onto hope that a suspect will be brought to justice.

Camille was five foot seven and had brown hair and brown eyes. She had a tattoo on her right hip that said “Cruz” and may have gone by the names of Nicole, Kim, or Renee. Camille would be fifty-five years old today.

If you have any information regarding her case, you are encouraged to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail at (702) 828-2907.

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