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Colleen Wright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on Jul 21, 2011

Victim Details

Aug 29, 2012

Oct 27, 2022

Colleen

Wright

68

53

66 inches

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jul 21, 2011

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

12245

Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

Darren Cornwell

Sgt

25 East 1st Street, Iowa

5152834864

Local

Law Enforcement

2011-25522

Des Moines Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

Yes

08/03/2026


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In the summer of 2011, a 53-year-old woman named Colleen K. Wright vanished from her home in Des Moines, Iowa. She was officially reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department on July 21, 2011. At the time she went missing, she was described as being 5'6" tall, weighing around 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. One of her distinguishing features was a tattoo on her left shoulder. The last time anyone saw her, she was wearing a flowered blouse, blue jean shorts, and red ...
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Last Seen: Jul 21, 2011

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