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Judith Ehmke Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ashland, Tennessee on Nov 26, 1986

Victim Details

May 02, 2011

Jan 05, 2024

Judith

Ehmke

79

40

66 inches

70 inches

170 lbs

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Nov 26, 1986

Ashland

Tennessee

Cheatham County

37015

No

2446

Cheatham County Sheriff's Office

Ashland City

Tennessee

Cheatham County

37015

200 Public Square, Tennessee

6157922021

County

Law Enforcement

http://cheathamcountytn.gov/government/sheriff/

8612090530

Cheatham County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/15/2026


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In the autumn of 1986, 40-year-old Judith Ann Ehmke, a dedicated nurse's aide and mother of three, vanished from her home in Ashland City, Tennessee. Her last confirmed sighting was on the morning of November 26, 1986, when her husband, Darrell 'Tex' Ehmke, picked her up from her overnight shift at the Cheatham County Nursing Home. That afternoon, her children came home from school to an unusually locked house. Judith, who was typically home by that time, was nowhere to be found. ...
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Last Seen: Nov 26, 1986

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    I find it odd how Darrell "Tex" Ehmke didn't report Judith missing until two weeks after she vanishe... ...Read More
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    I recently stumbled upon Judith Ann Ehmke's case and it's been really nagging at me. What’s puzzli... ...Read More
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