Maxine Eve Green

Maxine, circa 2013

  • Missing Since 09/06/2013
  • Missing From Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race Black
  • Date of Birth 06/08/1951 (74)
  • Age 62 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'6 - 5'10, 125 - 140 pounds
  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A black jacket. Possibly carrying a backpack.
  • Medical Conditions Maxine suffers from schizophrenia and alcoholism. She is classified as disabled.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics Black female. Graying black hair, brown eyes. Maxine's nickname is Mac. She has a scar over her right cheekbone. Her ears are pierced and some of her front teeth are missing. She sometimes wears wigs, and she may style her hair in braids.

Details of Disappearance

Maxine lived at Shepherds of Independence, a Grand Rapids, Michigan supportive living facility for disabled adults, in 2013. In August that year, she left the facility, never returned and was reported missing. The last sighting of her was at the B&B Party Shoppes on Leonard Street northwest, less than a mile from Shepherds of Independence, sometime between September 6 and September 8, 2013.

Maxine had a tendency to come and go from Shepherds of Independence, dropping out of sight for days at a time and usually turning up at friends' homes. She was reported missing after her social worker noted she wasn't there and hadn't taken any of her belongings with her; it was uncharacteristic of her to leave her things behind.

In October 2013, a woman used Maxine's electronic benefits transfer card (EBT) at the Big Top Market in the 3600 block of Clyde Park Avenue Southwest in Wyoming, Michigan. The police put out an appeal asking people to identify her, and the woman came forward. She said she had "rented" the card for cash. It turned out many people were doing this, paying Maxine $50 in cash for the use of the card and then running up hundreds of dollars in charges on it.

Maxine's older brother is the famous soul singer Al Green. Her family believes she may have gone to live in a homeless shelter or camp. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

  • Grand Rapids Police Department 616-456-3604

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated April 11, 2026; details of disappearance updated.