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Diana Avera Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mount Vernon, Alabama on May 28, 1982

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In the late spring of 1982, Diana Leigh Avera, a 22-year-old mother of two, found herself in a deeply vulnerable situation. After an arrest for disorderly conduct on May 21, 1982, she was involuntarily committed to Searcy Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility in Mount Vernon, Alabama. Diana was living with paranoid schizophrenia, and at the hospital, she was subjected to electroconvulsive treatments and other therapies. During visits, her family was heartbroken to find her in a state they d ...Read More
Last Seen: May 28, 1982

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    Victim Details

    Aug 09, 2020

    Apr 29, 2022

    Diana

    Avera

    64

    22

    60 inches

    63 inches

    100 lbs

    120 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    May 28, 1982

    Mount Vernon

    Alabama

    Mobile County

    36560

    No

    90223

    Mobile County Sheriff's Office

    Mobile

    Alabama

    Mobile County

    36603

    Johnny Thornton Jr.

    Detective

    510 South Royal Street, Alabama

    2515748720

    County

    Law Enforcement

    http://www.mobileso.com/

    S20-08-0123

    2020-08-06

    Mobile County Sheriff's Office

    8939

    Blond/Strawberry

    Hazel

    Hazel

    05/31/2026


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