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2190DFFL - Gail Lorraine Joiner

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Name: Gail Lorraine Joiner
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 22, 1972
Location Last Seen: Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida

Physical Description

Date of Birth: July 22, 1959
Age: 13 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 0"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde/brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has a scar on her cheek and facial freckles.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: jeans. No shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

Joiner was last seen in Thonotosassa, Florida on September 22, 1972.

It has been reported that she came home from school, ate a sandwich, then left home to walk her pet raccoon, Bandit, on a leash. Witnesses saw Joiner standing near a white car parked on the edge of a work area, but nobody saw her get in the vehicle. She has never been heard from again.

Joiner moved to Florida from Michigan a few months before her disappearance. She has six siblings.

A suspect confessed to her murder and described the location of the remains, but a search could not locate her. The suspect recanted the confession but knew details only the killer would know.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: CSA II James Lindberg
Agency Phone Number: 813-247-8000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 72M00001

Namus Case Number: 4632
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC775400

Information Source(s)

Florida Department of Law Enforcement
NamUs
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 06-08-2022 - By: Admin


Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team

** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.

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