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Sharon Pretorius Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dayton, Ohio on Sep 28, 1973

Victim Details

Jun 09, 2010

Aug 01, 2024

Sharon

Pretorius

65

13

67 inches

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 28, 1973

Dayton

Ohio

Montgomery County

No

27111

Dayton Police Department

Dayton

Ohio

Montgomery County

45402

Sarah Moody

Detective

335 West Third Street, Ohio

9373332677

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.daytonohio.gov/267/Investigations-Division

396350

Dayton Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/14/2026


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On a Friday afternoon in the fall, thirteen-year-old Sharon Lynn Pretorius vanished from her Dayton, Ohio neighborhood. The date was September 28, 1973. A freshman at Fairview High School, Sharon was known for being a responsible and intelligent student. That day, she returned home from school, had her weekly piano lesson, and then set out to collect money for her newspaper route with the Dayton Journal Herald. She was last seen by her brother as she left her home on Cornell Drive. Dressed in a ...
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Last Seen: Sep 28, 1973

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