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Sharon Martin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee on Dec 31, 1986

Victim Details

Created

Oct 17, 2017

Case Added

Mar 22, 2024

Firstname

Sharon

Lastname

Martin

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

60 inches

Height To

63 inches

Weight

105 lbs

Weight To

130 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Dec 31, 1986

City

Knoxville

State

Tennessee

County

Knox County

Zip Code

37902

Tribal Land

Agency ID

41438

Agency Name

Knoxville Police Department

Agency City

Knoxville

Agency State

Tennessee

Agency County

Knox County

Agency Zip Code

37915

Agency Contact

Phyllis Tonkin

Contact Job Title

Investigator

Agency Address

800 Howard Baker Junior Avenue, Tennessee

Agency Phone

8652157000

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/police_department/

Agency Case #

18-042376

Agency Report Date

2018-10-19

Primary Agency

Knoxville Police Department

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Green

Right Eye Color

Green

Last Updated

07/30/2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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In the winter of 1988, 38-year-old Sharon Virginia Martin was last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee. A mother with brown or auburn hair and green or hazel eyes, her disappearance has left her family with unanswered questions for decades. Sharon, who sometimes went by the nicknames Oglevie, Cope, Shope, or Sam, was last seen after her release from the Knox County Detention Facility. She had a distinctive tattoo of angel wings on her left hand, nestled between her thumb and index finger. Standing betw ...

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Last Seen: Dec 31, 1986

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Sharon Martin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee on Dec 31, 1986

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