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Teresa Mcdonald Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tunnel Hill, Georgia on Dec 15, 1980

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Case Description

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In the winter of 1980, a 17-year-old named Teresa J. McDonald vanished while trying to make her way to her parents' home in Rhea County, Tennessee. She was last seen in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, where she was reportedly hitchhiking. At some point during her journey, she stopped to use a payphone to call her family, a conversation that would be the last time she was ever heard from. After that final call, Teresa was never seen or heard from again, and she never reached her destination. Teresa, who al ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 15, 1980

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  • Teresa J. McDonald - The Charley Project
  • Teresa Jane McDonald was... - Tennessee Missing and Unsolved
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    Victim Details

    Dec 03, 2012

    Nov 19, 2018

    Teresa

    Mcdonald

    61

    17

    59 inches

    130 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Dec 15, 1980

    Tunnel Hill

    Georgia

    Murray County

    12733

    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/

    2012-12-01

    Knoxville Police Department

    Sandy

    Blue

    Blue

    06/01/2026


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    Has anyone ever looked into the payphone records from when Teresa McDonald made that call in Tunnel ... ...Read More
    12/24/2024

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