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A 14 year old girl's remains are found in a hilly, wooded area of North Dakota
On April 7, 1972, after an argument with her mother, 14-year-old Caucasian female Lora Jean Dugan walked out of her family's home in Huntley, Montana. She caught the school bus but, instead of attending classes, handed her books to a friend and walked off toward Interstate 94. Lora told her friend she planned to hitchhike, possibly to Lame Deer, Montana, or as far as St. Paul, Minnesota. This was the last time she was seen alive. Her family expected her to return after a couple of days, as she h ...Read More
On April 7, 1972, after an argument with her mother, 14-year-old Caucasian female Lora Jean Dugan walked out of her family's home in Huntley, Montana. She caught the school bus but, instead of attending classes, handed her books to a friend and walked off toward Interstate 94. Lora told her friend she planned to hitchhike, possibly to Lame Deer, Montana, or as far as St. Paul, Minnesota. This was the last time she was seen alive. Her family expected her to return after a couple of days, as she h ...Read More
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Lora Jean Dugan
January 4, 2024
Female
Caucasian / White
Medora
ND
1972-04-30
1972-04-30
14
Lora Jean Dugan
Lora Jean
Dugan
11/05/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Lora Jean's disappearance and the initial reports from that day. It... ...Read More
05/16/2024
05/16/2024
I was reading about Lora Jean Dugan's case, and something that keeps haunting me is the fact that a ... ...Read More
07/13/2023
07/13/2023
