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Star Palumbo Missing Person Case

Last seen in Reno, Nevada on Apr 26, 2000

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Apr 14, 2024

Star

Palumbo

51

25

64 inches

65 inches

115 lbs

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Apr 26, 2000

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

50274

Reno Police Department

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

89502

Tazy Ciofalo

CSO II Missing Person Division

455 East 2nd Street, Nevada

7753342175

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.renopd.com/

00-176028

2002-04-18

Reno Police Department

5136

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/21/2026


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Star Michelle Palumbo, a 25-year-old woman, vanished in Reno, Nevada, under perplexing and troubling circumstances. About a year before she went missing, she had moved from her family's home in Tucson, Arizona, to live with her grandmother in the Reno area. In the time leading up to her disappearance, Palumbo was reportedly involved with methamphetamine, and there are indications that she may have been engaged in sex work to support her drug habit. A phone call to her mother just a day befo ...
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Last Seen: Apr 26, 2000

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