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Sharon Pretorius Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dayton, Ohio on Sep 28, 1973

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Case Description

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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 ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 28, 1973

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    Victim Details

    Jun 09, 2010

    Aug 01, 2024

    Sharon

    Pretorius

    64

    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

    06/19/2026


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    Forum Posts (2)

    Has anyone else wondered about the man spotted with the blue Ford sedan on the day Sharon disappeare... ...Read More
    09/25/2024
    I was reading through Sharon Lynn Pretorius' case, and something that keeps bothering me is the timi... ...Read More
    01/20/2024

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