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Gwendolyn Murray-Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lakeland, Florida on Sep 14, 2000

Victim Details

Apr 21, 2020

Apr 25, 2023

Gwendolyn

Murray-Smith

73

48

62 inches

63 inches

120 lbs

130 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Sep 14, 2000

Lakeland

Florida

Polk County

33815

No

80596

Lakeland Police Department

LAKELAND

Florida

Polk County

33805

Tammy Hathcock

Detective

219 North Massachusetts Avenue, Florida

8638348794

Local

Law Enforcement

00-10-6721

Lakeland Police Department

8732

Black

Brown

Brown

07/26/2026


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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Murray-Smith, a 48-year-old African-American woman, was last seen in Lakeland, Florida, sometime around January 1990. Her disappearance has remained a mystery, as very few details about her case have surfaced since. She was described as being 5'2" to 5'3" tall, weighing between 120 and 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Murray-Smith also had pierced ears at the time of her disappearance.

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Last Seen: Sep 14, 2000

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