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Julia Shimkus Missing Person Case

Last seen in Esplen, Pennsylvania on Dec 20, 1972

Victim Details

Dec 30, 2018

Jan 27, 2022

Julia

Shimkus

107

54

67 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 20, 1972

Esplen

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15204

No

45482

Pittsburgh Police Department

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15233

Krista Hoebel

Detective

1203 Western Avenue, Pennsylvania

4123237800

Local

Law Enforcement

http://pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/publicsafety.html

Pittsburgh Police Department

10708

Brown

Unknown

Unknown

07/16/2026


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In the winter of 1972, a 54-year-old woman named Julia Shimkus vanished from her home in the Esplen neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On December 20th, Julia, a cook, left her residence on Oregon Street around noon with plans to do some Christmas shopping. She was also scheduled to work her 5:00 p.m. shift at the Rockwood Lounge, located about a half-mile away in the McKees Rocks Plaza, but she never arrived. When she left her home t ...
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Last Seen: Dec 20, 1972

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