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Do you know who murdered Joan Vance in 2004?
On a cold Tuesday evening in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the life of a beloved community member, 62-year-old Caucasian female Joan Vance, was tragically cut short. On January 20, 2004, while finishing her shift at the Sundowner Gallery, a gift shop where she worked, Vance became the victim of a violent robbery. The mother of three was attacked by an unknown assailant near closing time. She had plans to meet her daughter that evening but never arrived.
The investigation that followed determined ...Read More
On a cold Tuesday evening in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the life of a beloved community member, 62-year-old Caucasian female Joan Vance, was tragically cut short. On January 20, 2004, while finishing her shift at the Sundowner Gallery, a gift shop where she worked, Vance became the victim of a violent robbery. The mother of three was attacked by an unknown assailant near closing time. She had plans to meet her daughter that evening but never arrived.
The investigation that followed determined ...Read More
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Joan Vance
December 16, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Tucumcari
NM
2004-01-20
62
Joan
Vance
11/06/2025
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Has anyone else looked into the security measures at the Sundowner Gallery around the time of Joan V... ...Read More
07/28/2023
07/28/2023
Has anyone else looked into the timeline of events around Joan Vance's murder? It seems like the Sun... ...Read More
07/04/2023
07/04/2023
