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Shanta Johnson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Jul 19, 1992

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Nov 04, 2021

Shanta

Johnson

37

3

36 inches

44 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Jul 19, 1992

Myrtle Beach

South Carolina

Horry County

26655

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

Fayetteville

North Carolina

Cumberland County

28314

Kimberly Gagnon

SSgt Detective

131 Dick Street, North Carolina

9103231500

County

Law Enforcement

https://ccsonc.org/

9224486

Horry County Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/10/2026


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In the summer of 1992, a young girl named Shanta Marie Johnson vanished, leaving behind a story filled with troubling questions and few answers. Her foster mother, Susan Marie Johnson, reported that three-year-old Shanta disappeared on July 19, 1992, from the Briarcliffe Mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. According to Susan's account, the little girl went missing near the toy department of the K-Mart store inside the shopping center at about 3:30 in the afternoon. Shanta was described as ...
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Last Seen: Jul 19, 1992

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