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Nicole Bryner Missing Person Case

Last seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Mar 11, 1982

Victim Details

Sep 29, 2010

Jul 12, 2021

Nicole

Bryner

47

3

31 inches

35 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 11, 1982

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

Pittsburgh

No

27182

Pittsburgh Police Department

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

15233

1203 Western Avenue, Pennsylvania

4123237800

Local

Law Enforcement

http://pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/publicsafety.html

82-46139

1982-03-11

Pittsburgh Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/18/2026


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The Unsolved Disappearance Of Nicole Bryner

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In the late winter of 1982, the life of three-year-old Nicole Lynn Bryner of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to a heartbreaking end. Her mother, Melody Thomas Childs, reported her missing on March 11, 1982, claiming the toddler had been abducted from a shopping cart at a Giant Eagle supermarket on the city's south side. Childs told authorities that she had turned away for a moment, and when she looked back, Nicole was gone. At the time of her disappearance, Nicole was described as a white fe ...
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Last Seen: Mar 11, 1982

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    Has anyone else noticed how bizarre it is that despite Widman’s confession and guilty plea, Nicole... ...Read More
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    Has anyone ever dug into the Giant Eagle supermarket angle more deeply? I've always thought that Mel... ...Read More
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