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Verna Townsend Missing Person Case

Last seen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Oct 02, 2007

Victim Details

Jan 26, 2011

Jan 12, 2024

Verna

Townsend

56

38

69 inches

230 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Oct 02, 2007

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

No

9610

Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19125

Viviana Reyes

Detective

300 East Hunting Park Avenue, Pennsylvania

2156863093

Local

Law Enforcement

2007-10-02

Philadelphia Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

No

08/01/2026


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In the autumn of 2007, a 38-year-old woman named Verna Townsend vanished from her life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a void of information and unanswered questions for her family. On October 2, 2007, she was last seen after making a telephone call. Following the call, she was observed getting into a white SUV, a detail that would become one of the last known facts about her whereabouts. After entering the vehicle, Verna was never heard from or seen again. The report of her disapp ...
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Last Seen: Oct 02, 2007

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  • Verna Townsend - The Charley Project
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