JoAnn Benner

Missing
Case Description
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JoAnn Benner, a 21-year-old mother of two, disappeared from her home in Bayou George, Florida, on May 14, 1976. Her husband, Gary Benner, claimed she left in the middle of the night and never returned. However, the circumstances surrounding her disappearance raised immediate suspicion, particularly because of conflicting evidence and strange behavior exhibited by her husband. Shortly after JoAnn's disappearance, her three-year-old daughter told a relative that her mother had been bleeding from t ...Read More
Last Seen: May 14, 1976
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    Victim Details

    Mar 25, 2014

    Jul 07, 2023

    JoAnn

    Benner

    70

    21

    67 inches

    200 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    May 14, 1976

    Bayou George

    Florida

    Bay County

    23107

    Bay County Sheriff's Office

    Panama City

    Florida

    Bay County

    32405

    3421 Highway77, Florida

    8507474700

    County

    Law Enforcement

    1975-051121

    Bay County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Green

    Green

    09/27/2024


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    Does anyone know if the JoAnn Benner case is listed in the Namus database? I'm trying to gather info... ...Read More
    07/14/2023
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