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Darla Kustra Missing Person Case

Last seen in Elyria Township, Ohio on Mar 26, 2010

Victim Details

Sep 04, 2018

Sep 20, 2018

Darla

Kustra

72

56

63 inches

67 inches

120 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 26, 2010

Elyria Township

Ohio

Lorain County

44035

40829

Lorain County Sheriff's Office

Elyria

Ohio

Lorain County

44035

Don Barker

Captain

9896 Murray Ridge Road, Ohio

4403293709

County

Law Enforcement

www.loraincountysheriff.com

2010-03-29

Lorain County Sheriff's Office

na

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

08/15/2026


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In the early, dark hours of March 26, 2010, Darla Kustra, a 56-year-old resident of Lorain, Ohio, began her routine walk to her job at a plastics recycling plant in Elyria Township. She was a person of habit, known for walking everywhere she went. That morning, she was last seen dressed for the cold weather in a blue winter coat, a dark knit stocking cap, and dark gloves. However, she never arrived at her workplace, and concern grew when she failed to show up for her shift. Her disappearance mar ...
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Last Seen: Mar 26, 2010

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