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Joanne Coughlin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Boardman, Ohio on Dec 27, 1974

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Joanne Elaine Coughlin, a 21-year-old aspiring actress and student at Youngstown State University, disappeared under troubling circumstances in the winter of 1974. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School where she was the head majorette, Joanne was known to be part of a close-knit family with three sisters. On December 27, 1974, she worked her job at the local Jewish Community Center and told colleagues of her plans for the evening: a visit to the European Health Spa on Boardman-Canfield Road, ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 27, 1974

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    Victim Details

    Sep 29, 2011

    Aug 01, 2024

    Joanne

    Coughlin

    71

    21

    68 inches

    140 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Dec 27, 1974

    Boardman

    Ohio

    Mahoning County

    No

    31056

    Youngstown Police Department

    Youngstown

    Ohio

    Mahoning County

    44509

    David Sweeney

    Detective Sergeant

    116 West Boardman Street, Ohio

    3307477911

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    69098

    1974-12-30

    Youngstown Police Department

    Brown

    Green

    Green

    06/13/2026

    Forum Posts (3)

    Hey everyone,
    Does anyone have more info on the European Health Spa where Joanne Coughlin was las... ...Read More
    03/11/2024
    Has anyone looked into the connection between the attempted bank withdrawal and the local drug scene... ...Read More
    08/20/2023
    Does anyone else find it strange that Joanne mailed a check for her life insurance premium the very ... ...Read More
    04/01/2023

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