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Loretta Phillips Missing Person Case

Last seen in Jackson County, Indiana on Aug 03, 1980

Victim Details

Sep 29, 2016

May 30, 2018

Loretta

Phillips

120

74

65 inches

72 inches

115 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 03, 1980

Jackson County

Indiana

Marion County

18857

Indiana State Police

Indianapolis

Indiana

,

52-15976

1980-08-27

Indiana State Police

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

07/30/2026


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In the late summer of 1980, 74-year-old Loretta Skinner Phillips embarked on a journey from Indiana to California with the intention of staying with relatives. She was last seen on August 3, 1980. More than three weeks later, on August 27, 1980, her car was discovered abandoned near Murphysboro, Illinois, by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. This discovery prompted her family in Indianapolis to officially report her as a missing person to the Indiana State Police. At the time of the ...
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Last Seen: Aug 03, 1980

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  • Loretta Phillips | Archive | news-gazette.com
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