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Paula Merchant Missing Person Case

Last seen in Forest Acres, South Carolina on Jan 03, 1999

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On a Sunday evening, January 3, 1999, twenty-five-year-old Paula Louise Merchant left her parents' home in Forest Acres, South Carolina. She was on her way to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting at a church on LeGrand Road, a regular part of her routine as she was in recovery from a heroin addiction and determined to maintain her sobriety. Paula, a recent graduate of Georgia State University with a degree in anthropology, had moved back in with her parents just two months prior and was planning to enr ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 03, 1999

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  • Woman Missing After Car Found Burned: Where Is Paula Merchant?
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    Victim Details

    Dec 12, 2008

    Jan 12, 2024

    Paula

    Merchant

    50

    25

    66 inches

    120 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Jan 03, 1999

    Forest Acres

    South Carolina

    Richland County

    6294

    Forest Acres Police Department

    Forest Acres

    South Carolina

    Richland County

    29206

    5205 N. Trenholm Road, South Carolina

    8037829444

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    Forest Acres Police Department

    5007

    Blond/Strawberry

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    05/27/2026


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    Forum Posts (3)

    Has anyone else considered the location where Paula's car was found? Commerce Drive in Columbia seem... ...Read More
    11/28/2023
    It's chilling to think about Paula Merchant’s Nissan Sentra suddenly being found burned behind a v... ...Read More
    08/02/2023
    Has anyone else looked into the location where Paula's car was found? The fact that her car was torc... ...Read More
    07/14/2023

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