Get Free Shots from Snap.com

A blog that tries to inform others about at least a few of the hundreds, if not thousands, of missing children and adults in America. If you have a loved one missing, and would like me to add their story here, please contact me a.s.a.p.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Sharon Lynn Pretorius






http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pretorius_sharon.html

Sharon Lynn Pretorius
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: September 28, 1973 from Dayton, Ohio
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 13 years old
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair. Pretorius was tall for her age in 1973. She did not wear makeup, but she frequently wore her hair in braids or pigtails.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A long-sleeved yellow sweater, blue jeans and gym shoes.


Details of Disappearance

Pretorius was last seen on September 28, 1973, when she left her home on Cornell Drive in the Dayton View neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio. She had attended her classes at Fairview High School, where she was a freshman. After school she went home, had a piano lesson, and left to collect money in the neighborhood for her Journal Herald newspaper route. She has never been heard from again.
Procedures at the time prohibited Pretorius's family from reporting her as a missing child until 24 hours had passed. Investigators believe she did not run away and was probably abducted and murdered. A witness saw a girl matching Pretorius's description struggling with a man near a car at the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Drive on the day she disappeared, but the man has never been identified and the girl was not confirmed to be Pretorius.

Investigators do not believe Pretorius left of her own accord. Her family describes her as an intelligent, responsible and studious child who always dressed modestly. She skipped the eighth grade at Cornell Heights School prior to her disappearance. Authorities followed up many leads in her disappearance over the years, but her case remains a mystery. Her family held a memorial service for her in 2006.



Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Dayton Police Department



Source Information
Dayton Daily News
The Doe Network

0 comments:

Search This Blog

Disclaimer: Sources

In many cases, these blogs are obtained from other sources on the web. Source information will be added whenever possible. My apologies for those already up that may not be sourced, or credit given. This will be fixed.