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Dale Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Georgia on May 10, 1987

Victim Details

Apr 09, 2012

Jan 12, 2024

Dale

Smith

92

53

60 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 10, 1987

Columbus

Georgia

Muscogee County

31904

11639

Columbus Police Department

Columbus

Georgia

Muscogee County

31901

Loretta Zieverink

Sergeant

510 10th Street, Georgia

7066533205

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.columbusga.gov/Police/

87008099

1987-05-11

Columbus Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/09/2026


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A shadow of quiet mystery hangs over the disappearance of Dale Pearl Smith, a 53-year-old woman who vanished from Columbus, Georgia, on Mother's Day, May 10, 1987. That afternoon, she was last seen by one of her daughters on Westmoreland Road. From that moment, Dale's presence in the lives of her loved ones was replaced by a profound and unanswered silence. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing between 5'0� ...
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Last Seen: May 10, 1987

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