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Donna Manson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Olympia, Washington on Mar 12, 1974

Victim Details

Nov 27, 2013

Jun 19, 2023

Donna

Manson

71

19

60 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 12, 1974

Olympia

Washington

Thurston County

No

22873

Thurston County Sheriff's Office

Olympia

Washington

Thurston County

98502

C. Ivanovich

Detective

2000 Lakeridge Drive Southwest, Washington

3607865500

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.co.thurston.wa.us/sheriff/

7438683

Thurston County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/11/2026


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On the evening of March 12, 1974, nineteen-year-old Donna Gail Manson, a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, told her roommate she was going to a jazz concert on campus. She was last seen walking from her dormitory towards the library, a short two-minute walk across campus. Donna, who was described as 5 feet tall and 100 pounds with long brown hair and blue eyes, was wearing a red, orange, and green striped shirt, blue or green slacks, and a fuzzy black full-length coat. A ...
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Last Seen: Mar 12, 1974

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