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Jeanne Palinkas, an 18-year-old woman from Portland, Oregon, went missing on June 9, 1983. Her case remains unsolved, with very little information available about the circumstances of her disappearance. Jeanne was last seen in the Portland area, and despite her mother claiming to have spoken to her in late 1984 or early 1985, no trace of her has been found since. Jeanne had distinctive physical characteristics, including brown hair and brown eyes, and had previously broken both her nose and coll ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 09, 1983

Victim Details

Sep 17, 2014

Jan 08, 2024

Jeanne

Palinkas

59

18

65 inches

90 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 1983, a young woman named Jeanne T. Palinkas vanished from Portland, Oregon. On June 9, 1983, the 18-year-old was last officially seen. At the time of her disappearance, Jeanne was described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes. She stood at approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall. The circumstances surrounding her initial disappearance are not well-documented, leaving a void of information for those who would later search for her. This lack of detail in the early days of her case would become a recurring theme, shrouding her story in uncertainty. The timeline of Jeanne's last known contact is complicated by a later, unconfirmed communication. While she was officially last seen in June of 1983, her mother reported having a conversation with her in November of either 1984 or 1985. This creates a degree of ambiguity about the precise timeline of when she truly went missing. Since that reported phone call, however, there has been no further sign of Jeanne. The lack of any subsequent contact has left her family with lingering questions and an unresolved sense of loss. Decades have passed since Jeanne Palinkas was last seen or heard from, and her case remains unsolved. Few details about the investigation have been made public over the years. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is listed as the investigating agency for her case. Despite the passage of time, her case remains open, a quiet testament to a life interrupted. The overview of this case is one of sparse information and lingering questions, a painful narrative for a family that has waited many years for answers.

Jun 09, 1983

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

No

23514

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Oregon City

Oregon

Clackamas County

97045

James White

Detective

2223 Kaen Road, Oregon

5037855000

County

Law Enforcement

08-17381

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/27/2026


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