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Stephanie Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in New Orleans, Louisiana on Jun 09, 1977

Victim Details

Mar 14, 2017

Jan 10, 2022

Stephanie

Smith

73

24

70 inches

71 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 09, 1977

New Orleans

Louisiana

Orleans Parish

Unknown

37466

New Orleans Police Department

New Orleans

Louisiana

Orleans Parish

70119

Daniel McMullen

Detective Sergeant

715 South Broad Street, Louisiana

5046585315

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.nola.gov/nopd/

L-2908-82

New Orleans Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/12/2026


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In the early summer of 1977, Stephanie Lee Smith, a 24-year-old woman with a promising future, was carving out a life for herself in New Orleans, Louisiana. Having moved to the area in early 1976, she resided in the Jackson Landing Apartment complex in Algiers. Friends and family knew her as a tall, striking woman with blue eyes and brown hair styled in the popular 'Farrah Fawcett' look of the era. Originally from Dunedin, Florida, where her father had served as the chief of police, St ...
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Last Seen: Jun 09, 1977

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