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Shannon Sherrill

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Shannon Sherrill:1986, Thorntown, Indiana
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Shannon Marie Sherrill, a 6-year-old girl from Thorntown, Indiana, disappeared on October 5, 1986, while playing hide-and-seek with other children near her family's trailer home. She was last seen around 1:30 p.m. in the yard, and no one witnessed her leaving the area. Despite extensive searches, including the use of K-9 units that tracked her scent to a nearby cornfield and cemetery, Shannon was never found. The case has been classified as a non-family abduction.

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Last Seen: Oct 05, 1986
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    Victim Details

    Apr 15, 2010

    Oct 28, 2022

    Shannon

    Sherrill

    43

    6

    36 inches

    30 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Oct 05, 1986

    Thorntown

    Indiana

    Boone County

    342

    3685

    Thorntown Police Department

    Thorntown

    Indiana

    Boone County

    46071

    101 West Main Street, Indiana

    7654367677

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    86-143

    Thorntown Police Department

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    01/21/2026


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