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Jan 03, 2017
Mar 11, 2024
Kim
Charleson
71
22
63 inches
65 inches
100 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the winter of 1976, a 22-year-old Canadian woman named Kim Charleson vanished from the small coastal city of Cannon Beach, Oregon. She was a student at the Cannon Beach Conference Center Bible School at the time she went missing. On January 7, 1976, Kim was last seen; what happened to her after that remains a mystery. When she disappeared, it is believed she was wearing a blue coat with a hood and dark blue pants. She was a white female, with brown hair and brown eyes, and may have worn glasses or contact lenses. It's also possible she had a small amount of Canadian currency with her. Details surrounding the circumstances of her disappearance are sparse. It has been reported that Kim was unhappy at the school and had expressed a desire to her parents to return to her home in Canada, but they had not permitted her to do so. After she was last seen on that January day, she was not heard from again. The lack of information and leads has made the investigation into her disappearance particularly challenging for the Cannon Beach Police Department over the years. Decades have passed since Kim Charleson was last seen, and her case has grown cold. Despite the passage of time, her case remains open and she is still listed as an endangered missing person. The official investigation, handled by the Cannon Beach Police Department, has yielded few answers, leaving her family and the community with unanswered questions. The overview of this case is one of a young woman who vanished without a clear explanation, with very limited information available to the public. The known facts are that she was a student away from her home country, reportedly unhappy, who disappeared, leaving behind only a brief description of her last known clothing and the lingering question of her fate.
Jan 07, 1976
Cannon Beach
Oregon
Clatsop County
No
25507
Cannon Beach Police Department
Cannon Beach
Oregon
Clatsop County
97110
Jason Schermerhorn
Chief
163 East Gower Avenue, Oregon
5034362811
Local
Law Enforcement
76-0016
Cannon Beach Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
05/31/2026
