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Joan Shelton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Catalina Foothills, Arizona on Feb 07, 2004

Victim Details

Dec 23, 2009

Aug 12, 2019

Joan

Shelton

87

65

63 inches

64 inches

103 lbs

113 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Feb 07, 2004

Catalina Foothills

Arizona

Pima County

7996

Pima County Sheriff's Department

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85714

David Sedlak

Investigative Support Specialist

1750 East Benson Highway, Arizona

5203514600

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.pimasheriff.org/

040207301

Pima County Sheriff's Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

Yes

08/17/2026


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Joan Phyllis Shelton was a 65-year-old woman when she was last seen on February 7, 2004, in the Catalina Foothills area of Pima County, Arizona. Publicly available case information describes Joan as a White woman with gray or partially gray hair and brown eyes. She stood approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall and was described as weighing about 103 pounds; another public missing-person directory also notes that she may have had piercings in both ears. Most importantly to the circumstances surroundin ...
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Last Seen: Feb 07, 2004

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