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Joanna Windseth Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sylva, North Carolina on Mar 01, 2022

Victim Details

Nov 14, 2022

Nov 14, 2022

Joanna

Windseth

66

62

67 inches

110 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Mar 01, 2022

Sylva

North Carolina

Jackson County

28779

No

121492

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

Sylva

North Carolina

Jackson County

28779

399 Grindstaff Cove Road, North Carolina

8285868901

County

Law Enforcement

Sheriff.Jacksonnc.org

20221548

2022-07-27

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

4274

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/12/2026


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In the quiet mountain town of Sylva, North Carolina, a profound and unsettling mystery began to unfold around March 1, 2022. On that day, 62-year-old Joanna Windseth, a resident of the Old Settlement community in Jackson County, vanished. She was last seen at her home located at 266 Dillard Road. At the time she went missing, Joanna was living with her son. Described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, she stood 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed between 110 and 120 pounds. Her sudde ...
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