Alice M. Corbett (born 1905 — disappeared November 13, 1925) was an American woman who went missing in 1925 from her residence hall at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
[1][2] Early on the morning of Friday, November 13, Jean M. Robeson, a fellow student and friend of Corbett, was found dead in her dormitory room as a result of accidental asphyxiation from gas lighting.
[1] College officials examined the note and reported that it contained the line "Mother, I am going home" and included content indicating that Corbett was in a "confused" state of mind.
She was described as being 20 or 21 years old, 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing 111 or 112 pounds (50 or 51 kg), with brown or dark hair and grey or blue eyes.
The following day, the Massachusetts State Police and local Boy Scouts conducted ground searches in the area including Mount Tom in nearby Holyoke, where Corbett reportedly enjoyed hiking.
[1] James Corbett posted a $500 reward (equivalent to $8,687 in 2023) for information leading to her discovery, and local radio stations in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Schenectady, New York, broadcast her description.
[10] On November 20, telephone linemen working on Whiting Peak near Mount Tom reported being held at gunpoint by a young woman resembling Corbett who demanded food and then escaped into the woods.
[11] In early December, a resident came forward claiming to have seen a girl "wearing a yellow slicker" walking down an embankment toward the Connecticut River in Hadley, Massachusetts, around the time of Corbett's disappearance.