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Valerie Short Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tucson, Arizona on Sep 01, 1998

Victim Details

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 16, 2024

Valerie

Short

52

24

64 inches

65 inches

110 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Sep 01, 1998

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

No

152593

St. Johns County Sheriffs Office

St. Augustine

Florida

St. Johns County

32084

Eugene Tolbert

Detective Sergeant

4015 Lewis Speedway, Florida

9048248304

County

Law Enforcement

www.sjso.org

SJSO24OFF006423

2024-06-19

St. Johns County Sheriffs Office

3453

Brown

Brown

Brown

09/02/2026


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In the summer of 1998, 24-year-old Valerie Ann Short traveled from St. Augustine, Florida, to visit her ex-husband and their two young daughters in Tucson, Arizona. This trip would be the last time her family in Florida would ever hear from or see her again. Valerie seemed to vanish after arriving in Arizona, leaving behind a deepening mystery and a family desperate for answers that would not begin to surface for many years. The exact date of her disappearance remains uncertain, compounding the ...
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Last Seen: Sep 01, 1998

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP129220 | NamUs
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    I'm finding it odd that Valerie was removed from the NCIC in 2002, and no one seems to know why. Tha... ...Read More
    04/09/2024
    Has anyone considered the discrepancy regarding Valerie's removal from the NCIC in 2002? It seems re... ...Read More
    08/26/2023
    Has anyone else noticed the odd timing around Valerie's removal from the NCIC database back in 2002?... ...Read More
    04/30/2023
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