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Kay Collins Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mountain Home, Arkansas on Dec 19, 1978

Victim Details

Nov 01, 2011

Sep 26, 2022

Kay

Collins

80

33

60 inches

100 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 19, 1978

Mountain Home

Arkansas

Baxter County

Unknown

10944

Baxter County Sheriff's Office

Mountain Home

Arkansas

Baxter County

72653

John Montgomery

Sheriff

904 Highway 62 West, Arkansas

8704257000

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.baxtercountysheriff.com/

BX79-39

Baxter County Sheriff's Office

Black

Blue

Blue

07/27/2026


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In the winter of 1978, a 33-year-old mother of three, Kay Ilene Collins, vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has troubled her family and investigators for decades. At the time of her disappearance, Kay was living in Wichita, Kansas, with her two young daughters, Robyn and Jodie, and her infant son, Michael. She was in the midst of a divorce and custody battle with her estranged husband, who resided in Arkansas. On December 19, 1978, Kay was reportedly last seen in Mountain Home, Arkansas, lo ...
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Last Seen: Dec 19, 1978

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