Nearly a year after Caterina Mooney was reported missing from Lawrence County, investigators and her family are still looking for answers about what happened to her.
Mooney was reported missing on Aug. 30, 2025. Her remains were later discovered on the evening of Sept. 10, 2025, in a wooded area off Gallia Street in the Village of Crown City.
The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating her disappearance and death.
Investigators are now asking anyone who may have seen Mooney during August 2025, up until the discovery of her remains, to contact the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office.
They are also asking residents and business owners in the Rome Township area of Lawrence County and the Village of Crown City to review any home or business security-camera footage from that time period.
Even a small detail could help investigators piece together where Mooney was, who she may have been with, or how she ended up in Crown City.
Family Pleaded for Help
At the time of her disappearance, family members desperately shared posts asking for information.
One family post said Mooney had last been seen leaving a friend’s house and may have been in a dark blue or black Jeep or Tahoe.
Family members described her as approximately 5 feet, 3 inches tall, with hazel-green eyes and blonde-brown hair with a bluish-green streak in the back. Investigators said that at the time of her disappearance, her hair had been dyed blue.
Family members also said she had a vine tattoo on her right leg.
Investigators Ask Public to Check Cameras
The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with possible information to call the sheriff’s office tip line at 740-446-6555.
Investigators are asking callers to provide their name and a reliable contact number so a detective can follow up.
The request is especially important for anyone who lived or worked near Rome Township or Crown City during the time Mooney was missing.
Old security footage, doorbell camera clips, dashcam video, trail cameras, or business surveillance could contain something useful, even if it did not seem important at the time.
For Mooney’s family, the wait for answers has stretched on for nearly a year.
For investigators, the case is still active.
And for anyone who saw something in those days before her remains were found, now is the time to come forward.
