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Tonya Lea Lewis, a 12-year-old Caucasian female, was last seen on June 13, 1980, in Nevada, Missouri. She lived in a housing project with her mother, Shirley Lewis. On the day of her disappearance, Tonya had spent time at the municipal swimming pool with friends and Martin Priest, a 22-year-old Caucasian male, who was employed as a painter at the housing project. Priest had interacted with Tonya earlier that day, playing basketball with her and later joining a group for a game of "Indian Ball." ...Read More
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Tonya Lewis
Female
White / Caucasian
Nevada
MI
1980-06-13
12
Tonya
Lewis
11/26/2025
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Does anyone else find the timeline of Priest's arrest a bit unsettling? I can't shake the thought of... ...Read More
04/29/2023
04/29/2023
