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Shirley Banning Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 23, 1975

Victim Details

Apr 30, 2013

Jun 07, 2024

Shirley

Banning

87

36

68 inches

69 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 23, 1975

Tulsa

Oklahoma

Tulsa County

13482

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

Tulsa

Oklahoma

Tulsa County

74103

303 West 1st Street, Oklahoma

9185965601

County

Law Enforcement

http://tcso.org/

2004005489;ECSO # 0701516

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

Red/Auburn

Hazel

Hazel

07/18/2026


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Shirley Joann Banning, a 36-year-old mother of three, was living with her sister in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in the spring of 1975. On May 23rd of that year, she was physically last seen at a beauty parlor at the corner of 31st and Mingo in Tulsa, Oklahoma, around 12:30 p.m. A few days later, on May 26th, Shirley called her sister, informing her that she was going to Arkansas with her ex-husband and current boyfriend, Alex “Ace” Banning, Sr. During this phone call, he ...
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Last Seen: May 23, 1975

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