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Mary Shinn Missing Person Case

Last seen in Magnolia, Arkansas on Jul 20, 1978

Victim Details

May 12, 2011

Jun 27, 2019

Mary

Shinn

73

25

66 inches

118 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jul 20, 1978

Magnolia

Arkansas

Columbia County

Magnolia

3984

Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Magnolia

Arkansas

Columbia County

71753

Mike Loe

Sheriff

82 Columbia 300, Arkansas

8702353747

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.arsheriffs.org/sheriff-directory-and-quadrant-map/columbia-county-sheriff/

C3488678

Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/30/2026


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In the summer of 1978, in the small town of Magnolia, Arkansas, a young and vibrant 25-year-old woman named Mary Jimmie 'Bobo' Shinn vanished without a trace, leaving her family and community with decades of unanswered questions. A talented artist who owned her own studio and taught classes, Bobo also had a keen interest in real estate, a passion she inherited from her father. She had recently renovated a house on East McNeil Street and was actively trying to sell it. On July 19, she s ...
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Last Seen: Jul 20, 1978

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