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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
Last Seen: May 14, 1976
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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
298
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
11/25/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Hey everyone, I've been following JoAnn Benner's disappearance and was thinking about the role of wi... ...Read More
11/02/2024
11/02/2024
Hey everyone, I've been digging into the JoAnn Benner case, and something keeps bothering me about t... ...Read More
04/12/2024
04/12/2024
I’ve been following the case of JoAnn Benner for some time now, and something that really sticks o... ...Read More
11/12/2023
11/12/2023
