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Penney Cruser Missing Person Case

Last seen in Spokane, Washington on Mar 21, 1997

Victim Details

Oct 28, 2013

May 30, 2023

Penney

Cruser

59

30

65 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 21, 1997

Spokane

Washington

Spokane County

No

14444

Spokane Police Department

Spokane

Washington

Spokane County

99260

Mark Burbridge

Detective

1100 West Mallon Ave, Washington

5096254100

Local

Law Enforcement

https://my.spokanecity.org/police/

97-71368

1996-12-20

Spokane Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/03/2026


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In the winter of 1996, just before Christmas, Penney Faye Cruser made a telephone call to her family that would be their last communication with her. During the call, the 30-year-old woman from Spokane, Washington, expressed her deep anxiety over her toddler-aged son being in state custody. She confided in her family that she was determined to get him back. Compounding her distress, Penney, who lived with schizophrenia, had stopped taking her medication, which she was known to do because she dis ...
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Last Seen: Mar 21, 1997

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  • Penney Faye Cruser - The Charley Project
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