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Andrea Coyle Missing Person Case

Last seen in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Dec 19, 1978

Victim Details

Jul 15, 2009

Apr 29, 2024

Andrea

Coyle

77

30

63 inches

65 inches

130 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 19, 1978

Altoona

Pennsylvania

Blair County

No

7461

Pennsylvania State Police

Hollidaysburg

Pennsylvania

Blair County

16648

1510 North Juniata Street, Pennsylvania

8146966100

State

Law Enforcement

G01-0091382

Pennsylvania State Police

6770

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/23/2026


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On a December morning in 1978, a 30-year-old woman named Andrea Jean Coyle left her grandparents' home in Bellwood, Pennsylvania. It was December 19th, and her destination was the Woodrow Wilson Adult Learning School in the nearby city of Altoona, where she was a student. Andrea, who was known to her loved ones as Andi, was wearing a plaid Woolrich jacket, blue jeans, a tan knit cap, and brown shoes. She intended to turn in her textbooks and receive her grades, a seemingly routine end to he ...
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Last Seen: Dec 19, 1978

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