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Gayle Sorensen

Case from Reno, KS dated Feb 18, 1977

Victim Details

Gayle Sorensen

June 17, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Reno

KS

1977-02-18

1977-02-11

1977-02-18

1953-12-11

23

Gayle Sorensen

Gayle

Sorensen

06/23/2026


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A young woman runs an errand for work and is found dead seven days later.
On a cold Friday morning, February 11, 1977, twenty-three-year-old Gayle A. Sorensen, a White/Caucasian female, left her secretarial job at the Evergreen Manor nursing home in Reno, Kansas. It was around 9:30 a.m., and she was heading out to run a few errands for her employer, one of which was to deposit about $1,800 at the bank. Her coworkers expected her back shortly, but Gayle never returned. Concern grew as the hours passed, and it was uncharacteristic of the newlywed to disappear without a ...
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  • The Murder of Gayle Sorensen - Medium
  • Reno County authorities still tracking 1977 cold case - Wichita - KWCH
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