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Remains found in a river after a teen is last seen walking to an amusement park
Laurel Jean Mitchell, aged 17, was tragically murdered on August 6, 1975, in North Webster, Indiana. Laurel was last seen leaving her job at a snack bar at Epworth Forest Church Camp that evening, planning to meet friends at a local amusement park. However, she never made it to her destination, and her parents filed a missing person report early the next morning. Later that same day, two fishermen discovered her body in the Elkhart River. An autopsy revealed that Laurel had drowned, and signs in ...Read More
Laurel Jean Mitchell, aged 17, was tragically murdered on August 6, 1975, in North Webster, Indiana. Laurel was last seen leaving her job at a snack bar at Epworth Forest Church Camp that evening, planning to meet friends at a local amusement park. However, she never made it to her destination, and her parents filed a missing person report early the next morning. Later that same day, two fishermen discovered her body in the Elkhart River. An autopsy revealed that Laurel had drowned, and signs in ...Read More
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Laurel Jean Mitchell
February 10, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
North Webster
IN
1975-08-07
1975-08-06
1958-05-24
17
Laurel Jean
Mitchell
Yes
11/16/2025
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