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Daphne Powell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Toronto, Ontario on Jan 31, 1997

Victim Details

Daphne

Powell

82

53

63 inches

63 inches

99 lbs

99 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Pants Cotton, Blue, 3/4 in length Shirt Cotton, White, T-shirt Sweater Cotton, Red, Pullover

Jan 31, 1997

Toronto

Ontario

Toronto Police Service-Missing Persons Unit

Ontario

416-808-7411

416-808-7411

Law Enforcement

1997-19986.D11

Toronto Police Service-Missing Persons Unit

Black

Brown

Brown

No

09/23/2026


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Daphne Powell, a 53-year-old Black woman, was last seen in Toronto, Ontario, on January 31, 1997. At approximately 4:30 p.m. that afternoon, Powell was seen leaving her residence carrying two suitcases and some money. Before departing, she indicated that she was going to Jamaica. What may initially have appeared to be the beginning of a planned trip instead became the last confirmed account of her whereabouts. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police's national missing-person record does not describe w ...
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Last Seen: Jan 31, 1997

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