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Sharon Leinart Missing Person Case

Last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee on Jan 23, 2013

Victim Details

May 04, 2013

Mar 22, 2024

Sharon

Leinart

71

58

67 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Jan 23, 2013

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37918

No

13504

Knoxville Police Department

Knoxville

Tennessee

Knox County

37915

Phyllis Tonkin

Investigator

800 Howard Baker Junior Avenue, Tennessee

8652157000

Local

Law Enforcement

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

13-010258

2013-03-27

Knoxville Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/08/2026


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In January 2013, 58-year-old Sharon Kay Leinart, a woman who had formerly served her community as a registered nurse and paramedic, vanished from the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee. Having been homeless for over a decade by choice, Sharon was a familiar face in the downtown area, particularly around the Salvation Army and KARM. She was known to go by the nickname Angela. The last known contact with Sharon was a phone call to her sister in Indiana on January 26, 2013, during which she mentioned ...
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