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Cherita Thomas Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ausable Township, Michigan on Aug 03, 1980

Victim Details

Jul 18, 2009

Aug 03, 2022

Cherita

Thomas

66

21

65 inches

135 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Aug 03, 1980

Ausable Township

Michigan

Iosco County

20601

Oscoda Township Police Department

Au Sable Charter Twp.

Michigan

Iosco County

48750

Mark David

Chief of Police

110 S State St., Michigan

9897399113

Local

Law Enforcement

80-2927

Oscoda Township Police Department

7059

Black

Brown

Brown

No

07/13/2026


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In the late summer of 1980, a young 21-year-old mother named Cherita Janice Thomas vanished from the small community of Au Sable Township, Michigan. On the evening of August 3rd, Cherita, a Black female, had been enjoying a night out with her friend and neighbor, Patricia Call. After visiting a local bar and a baseball game, Cherita borrowed Patricia's brown AMC Matador to go and pick up her four-year-old daughter and Patricia's children from the babysitter. She was last seen wearing a ...
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Last Seen: Aug 03, 1980

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