Joanne Coughlin
| Joanne Coughlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joanne Elaine Coughlin June 24, 1953 |
| Disappeared | December 27, 1974 (aged 21) Boardman, Ohio, United States |
| Status | Declared dead in absentia 1985 (aged 32) |
| 💼 Occupation | Student |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Joanne Elaine Coughlin (24 June 1953 – declared legally dead in 1985), was an American woman from Youngstown, Ohio, who has been missing since 27 December 1974.
Events prior[edit]
Coughlin attended Youngstown State University, majoring in theatre, and was an actress. The day of her disappearance, she wrote a check for her latest life insurance premium, but no money was taken out of her bank accounts.[1]
Disappearance[edit]
Coughlin was last seen on 27 December 1974 when she supposedly entered a health spa in Boardman Township, Ohio. She had plans to meet her boyfriend at his home later that night, but never arrived and was never heard from again.[2] Coughlin's niece claimed she was never at the spa that day, and that the signature provided on the sign-in sheet was forged. It is also claimed that no one saw her in the spa on that day.[1] Her vehicle has also never been located.[2]
Authorities theorize Coughlin was robbed and murdered while on her way to the health spa by someone who disposed of her vehicle, with her body inside, in a stone quarry near the Pennsylvania border. The area was searched extensively by police and it is believed that her remains may have been concealed by sediment.[3]
Investigation[edit]
The investigation into her disappearance was taken over by Detective Sergeants Ron Barber and Dave Sweeney in 2018.[4]
See also[edit]
- Cold case (an unsolved criminal case)
- List of people who disappeared
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joanne Elaine Coughlin – The Charley Project". Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ohio Missing Persons Joanne Elaine Coughlin Missing adult". Ohio Attorney General. Archived from the original on 10 Aug 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goodwin Jr., John W. (26 March 2010). "New lead fails to solve mystery". The Vindicator. Archived from the original on 10 Aug 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gorman, Joe (2019-12-27). "Search continues for Youngstown woman missing since '74". WKBN.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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