A Silver Alert is active for 72-year-old Diane Murray, who vanished on foot Thursday night wearing a maroon hospital outfit, a blue undershirt, yellow socks and no shoes. She was last seen around 9 p.m. near 5900 Bellfort in Houston, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward immediately.
The alert was issued on behalf of the Houston Police Department by the Texas Center for the Missing, a nonprofit missing-persons organization that has operated in the region since March 2000. According to a post from TX Center 4 Missing
on X, Murray was last seen walking near the Bellfort address in the 77033 ZIP code, and anyone with information was asked to call HPD directly at 832-394-1840.
What Murray Was Last Seen Wearing
The details shared by the organization are specific: a maroon hospital outfit, paired with a blue undershirt, yellow socks, and bare feet, no shoes. Murray was described as wearing a maroon hospital outfit, a blue undershirt and yellow socks, with bare feet.
The nonprofit behind the alert describes its mission as bringing hope and healing to missing people and their families through crisis intervention, prevention and community education, per the group's own account on its website. The organization is based in Houston and posts alerts under the handle @TXCenterTCM on X, including the one covering Murray's case.
How the Houston Regional Silver Alert System Works
The Houston Regional Silver Alert System is administered by the Texas Center for the Missing and is designed specifically to help locate missing elderly individuals diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's, according to the organization's Silver Alert program page. The system covers the entire Houston-Galveston region, spanning 14 counties, and functions as a cooperative effort between local law enforcement, news outlets, business partners and the public.
That regional alert network has been in place for more than a decade; the local program was funded in October 2014 through contributions from community members and local foundations, the organization notes. It remains unclear whether Murray's diagnosis matches the program's general eligibility criteria, as no individual medical information has been released.
For now, the case remains open, and no update on Murray's whereabouts has been confirmed beyond Thursday night's sighting near Bellfort. Houston police can be reached at 832-394-1840 by anyone with information that could help locate her.
