Marlena Childress

Missing
Case Description
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Marlena Danyele Childress, age 4, was last seen playing in the front yard of her home in Union City, Tennessee, on April 16, 1987. Her mother, Pamela Bailey, reported hearing the screeching sound of car brakes, and when she went outside to check, Marlena had disappeared. Witnesses reported seeing Marlena talking to a man in an older model red car with Kentucky license plates shortly before she vanished, but neither the man nor the car was ever identified.

Several weeks after Marlena's d ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 16, 1987
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    Victim Details

    Mar 08, 2010

    Aug 06, 2020

    Marlena

    Childress

    41

    4

    48 inches

    38 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Apr 16, 1987

    Union City

    Tennessee

    Obion County

    No

    26314

    Obion County Sheriff's Office

    Union City

    Tennessee

    Obion County

    38261

    1 Law Lane, Tennessee

    7318855832

    County

    Law Enforcement

    Obion County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    No

    10/02/2024


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    Forum Posts (3)
    Does anyone have any updates on the current status of this case? It seems like there hasn't been muc... ...Read More
    03/13/2024
    I am currently conducting research for a paper on the murder of Marlena Childress and am reaching ou... ...Read More
    02/01/2024
    Is there a memorial planned for Marlena? I think it would be a nice way to honor her memory and show... ...Read More
    09/15/2023
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