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Helen Allison Missing Person Case

Last seen in Fairfax, Virginia on May 11, 1972

Victim Details

Mar 19, 2015

May 14, 2022

Helen

Allison

70

16

63 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 11, 1972

Fairfax

Virginia

Fairfax County

29822

Fairfax County Police

Fairfax

Virginia

Fairfax County

22035

John Farrell

Detective

12099 Government Center, Virginia

7036912131

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/fairfax-county-police-department#gsc.tab=0

1972-5243798

Fairfax County Police

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/17/2026


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On a spring day in Fairfax, Virginia, 16-year-old Helen Irene Allison vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has spanned decades. On May 11, 1972, the teenager, a student at Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell High School in Falls Church, was given a ride to a local Jack-in-the-Box restaurant after school but never returned to her home. When she didn't come home or attend school the following day, her family was left to wonder about her whereabouts. At the time of her disappearance, Helen was ...
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Last Seen: May 11, 1972

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