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Joan Cook Missing Person Case

Last seen in Salem, Virginia on Jan 25, 2010

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In the late hours of January 24, 2010, 44-year-old Joan Renee Cook was last seen leaving her estranged husband's home in Salem, Virginia. She was reportedly walking to a friend's house nearby. At the time of her disappearance, Joan stood at 5'6' and weighed around 120 pounds. She had brown, curly, shoulder-length hair with bangs and brown eyes. Distinguishing features included a tattoo of a frog on her lower back, a floral bracelet tattooed on one of her ankles, and both of h ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 25, 2010

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    Victim Details

    Feb 18, 2010

    May 15, 2024

    Joan

    Cook

    59

    44

    66 inches

    120 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Jan 25, 2010

    Salem

    Virginia

    Roanoke County

    24153

    No

    8199

    Roanoke County Police Department

    Roanoke

    Virginia

    Roanoke County

    24019

    5925 Cove Road, Virginia

    5407778601

    County

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/83/Police

    10-00627

    2010-01-31

    Roanoke County Police Department

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    06/28/2026


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