Nashville’s Stolen Daughters: Dorothy Distelhurst, Wanda June Anderson, Reba Kay Green, and Kathy Jones
It’s a tragic reality that many children in Nashville’s history have had their lives cut short. While some have seen justice, the following cases have remained unsolved for decades.
Dorothy Distelhurst
Dorothy Ann Distelhurst was born on January 13, 1928, to Ruby and Alfred Distelhurst. Alfred was working as a printing estimator and salesman for the Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, and Ruby was a homemaker.
On September 19, 1934, 6-year-old Dorothy was attending a private kindergarten at 113 Scott Avenue, which was just an 18-minute walk down the road from her home at 2021 Scott Avenue.
Around 1 pm, kindergarten class concluded for the day, and Dorothy started to make her way back home. Now, while nowadays one wouldn’t be comfortable with letting a small child walk home by herself, this was the 1930s, and it was not unusual for small children to walk short distances alone.
Around 1:15 pm, a neighbor living at 303 Scott Avenue, saw Dorothy walking down the road in her blue and white…
