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Kawana Holmes Missing Person Case

Last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 01, 1996

Victim Details

Created

Dec 31, 2009

Case Added

Feb 13, 2023

Firstname

Kawana

Lastname

Holmes

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

60 inches

Height To

62 inches

Weight

90 lbs

Weight To

120 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Female

Last Seen

May 01, 1996

City

West Palm Beach

State

Florida

County

Palm Beach County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

20842

Agency Name

West Palm Beach Police Department

Agency City

West Palm Beach

Agency State

Florida

Agency County

Palm Beach County

Agency Zip Code

33401

Agency Contact

Andrea Izzo

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

600 Banyan Blvd, Florida

Agency Phone

5618221900

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

97-21445

Agency Report Date

1996-05-01

Primary Agency

West Palm Beach Police Department

CaseContributors

8027

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

07/28/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Kawana Lashan Holmes, a 21-year-old mother of three, was last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 1, 1996. Holmes had a transient lifestyle and used her mother's address in Jacksonville, where her children lived at the time. Before her disappearance, Kawana had been arrested on drug and prostitution charges in February 1996 in Duval County, with her last known activity occurring on February 28 of that year.

Her mother reported her missing in March 1997, after nearly a year ha ...

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Last Seen: May 01, 1996

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Kawana Holmes Missing Person Case

Last seen in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 01, 1996

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