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Sheryl Porter Missing Person Case

Last seen in San Francisco, California on Nov 16, 1984

Victim Details

Jun 20, 2023

Jun 28, 2023

Sheryl

Porter

66

25

61 inches

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Nov 16, 1984

San Francisco

California

San Francisco County

No

125956

Calaveras County Sheriff's Office

San Andreas

California

Calaveras County

95249

Tim Sturm

Lieutenant

1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive, California

2097546500

County

Law Enforcement

http://sheriff.calaverasgov.us/

85-003253 & 21-001493

Calaveras County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/19/2026


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Sheryl Lynn Porter, also known as Sheryl Okoro, was a 25-year-old woman last seen on November 16, 1984, in San Francisco, California. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, which was later linked to the infamous serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. Sheryl had reportedly met Lake through an offer of work at a "pot farm" and vanished shortly after. Authorities believe she was held captive, tortured, and murdered by Lake and Ng in a remote bunker they had constructed in the S ...
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Last Seen: Nov 16, 1984

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