Shaw, circa 1995

Ann Marie Shaw
Missing since December 3, 1995 from Prince William County, Virginia
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: December 3, 1968
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 27 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: N/A
• Distinguishing Characteristics: N/A

Circumstances of Disappearance
In November of 2001, Ann Marie's former boyfriend, Walter Godbey, was charged with the murder of Douglass Small. After a disagreement over some renovation work Godbey did for Small, Godbey shot and killed Small in his Washington DC home.
Anne Marie Shaw had two of his children and used Walter Godbey's last name, but they were never married. In December of 1995 Shaw lived in a Manassas town house. The story Walter Godbey told everyone is that she left town to be with her mother.
In a motion to amend his child and spousal support he indicated that Ann Marie had abandoned him and their two children on December 3rd, 1995.
Godbey told police she dropped off their two children at his home in Manassas, then left to visit her mother in the Philippines. But her sister says Ann Marie did not have a passport. and their mother died years before.
Her birth certificate, her Social Security card, her driver's license, her photo ID, even credit cards and pictures of her children were found hidden in boxes under a stairway in Godbey's house.
Walter Godbey is serving a 30 year sentence in a North Carolina prison for the murder of AOL executive Douglass Small.
So far, police have not talked to anyone who has seen Ann Marie Shaw since December of 1995.
No one has been charged in connection with Ann Marie Shaw's disappearance. Police say they have no reason to believe that foul play was involved.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Prince William County Police Department
703-792-7200

NCIC Number: N/A
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
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