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Carlene Tengelsen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Macon, Georgia on Jun 21, 1972

Victim Details

May 03, 2011

Jun 02, 2023

Carlene

Tengelsen

70

16

69 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jun 21, 1972

Macon

Georgia

Bibb County

Macon

27477

Macon Police Department

Macon

Georgia

Bibb County

31201

700 Poplar Street, Georgia

4787517505

Local

Law Enforcement

97MP123808

Macon Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

06/30/2026


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In the summer of 1972, a 16-year-old named Carlene Sessions Tengelsen vanished from Macon, Georgia, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. Having just obtained her driver's license a week prior, Carlene was given permission by her mother to use the family's 1963 white Pontiac station wagon. Her task was to pick up her younger sister, Joanette, from a summer camp field trip at Mercer University, with a planned stop at a local shopping plaza beforehand. She asked her sibl ...
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Last Seen: Jun 21, 1972

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