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Emmie Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gilt Edge, Tennessee on May 16, 1965

Victim Details

Oct 14, 2020

Jul 08, 2023

Emmie

Smith

129

68

70 inches

74 inches

175 lbs

210 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 16, 1965

Gilt Edge

Tennessee

Tipton County

38015

No

95284

Tipton County Sheriffs Office

Covington

Tennessee

Tipton County

38019

Sean Cullen

Lieutenant

1801 South College Street, Suite 106, Tennessee

9014753300

County

Law Enforcement

http://tiptonco.com/government/sheriff/index.php

6505161200

Tipton County Sheriffs Office

na

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

07/15/2026


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In the quiet community of Gilt Edge, Tennessee, the afternoon of May 16, 1965, marked the beginning of a lasting mystery with the disappearance of 68-year-old Emmie Clyde Smith. A resident of Tipton County, Smith was a man with graying hair and hazel eyes. On that particular Sunday, he left his home with the intention of going to the Bishop Glass Bar, a local establishment situated near Hazel Grove Road. He was driving his distinctive olive-colored 1962 Buick LeSabre, bearing the Tennessee licen ...
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Last Seen: May 16, 1965

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