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Joan Hansen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Washington on Aug 10, 1962

Victim Details

Feb 16, 2012

Jun 19, 2023

Joan

Hansen

93

30

68 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 10, 1962

Des Moines

Washington

King County

98188

No

11386

King County Sheriff's Office

Seattle

Washington

King County

98104

Jim Allen

Detective

516 3rd Avenue Room W-150, Washington

2062964155

County

Law Enforcement

https://kingcounty.gov/depts/sheriff.aspx

04-255743

2004-06-09

King County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 1962, a 30-year-old mother of four named Joan Ellen Hansen disappeared from Des Moines, Washington, under harrowing circumstances. She was last seen on August 10, 1962, a day she had intended to gather her belongings from the home she once shared with her estranged husband, Robert Hansen. Just months prior, in May, Joan had filed for divorce, citing Robert's violent temper and physical abuse as the reasons for ending their marriage. Fearing for her safety, she had gone into ...
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Last Seen: Aug 10, 1962

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