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Melissa Collins Missing Person Case

Last seen in Akron, Ohio on Aug 08, 1991

Victim Details

Jun 15, 2009

Aug 01, 2024

Melissa

Collins

51

17

63 inches

120 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Aug 08, 1991

Akron

Ohio

Summit County

No

30370

Akron Police Department

Akron

Ohio

Summit County

44308

James Currie

Detective/Sgt.

217 South High Street, Ohio

3303752552

Local

Law Enforcement

919305

Akron Police Department

7714

Black

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026


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In the late afternoon of a summer day in Akron, Ohio, 17-year-old Melissa Ann Collins and her infant daughter, Jasmine, were dropped off at their apartment on Westwood Avenue by Melissa's mother. Earlier that day, August 8, 1991, they had been out together, picking up studio photos of the baby. Around 7:30 p.m., the young mother and her child left their home, presumably for a short walk to a grocery store just a few blocks away. They were never seen or heard from again. The scene left behin ...
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Last Seen: Aug 08, 1991

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  • Case file: Melissa and Jasmine Collins - Akron Beacon Journal
  • Melissa Ann Collins - The Charley Project
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