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In the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina, a 30-year-old mother named Ebonee Shanetta Spears vanished on January 15, 2016, leaving her family and community with haunting questions. Just the summer before, Ebonee had been diagnosed with lupus, a challenging autoimmune disease. In the time leading up to her disappearance, she had also started taking a new antidepressant and was experiencing increased confusion and paranoia. The day before she went missing, her family, deeply concerned abou ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 15, 2016

Victim Details

Feb 25, 2016

Jul 24, 2024

Ebonee

Spears

39

30

63 inches

64 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Jan 15, 2016

Wilmington

North Carolina

New Hanover County

28401

No

18046

Wilmington Police Department

Wilmington

North Carolina

New Hanover County

28401

Joshua Childress

Detective Corporal

615 Bess Street, North Carolina

9103433600

Local

Law Enforcement

2016-001807

2016-01-16

Wilmington Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

06/23/2026


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