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Joanne Coughlin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Boardman, Ohio on Dec 27, 1974

Victim Details

Sep 29, 2011

Aug 01, 2024

Joanne

Coughlin

72

21

68 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 27, 1974

Boardman

Ohio

Mahoning County

No

31056

Youngstown Police Department

Youngstown

Ohio

Mahoning County

44509

David Sweeney

Detective Sergeant

116 West Boardman Street, Ohio

3307477911

Local

Law Enforcement

69098

1974-12-30

Youngstown Police Department

Brown

Green

Green

08/03/2026

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Joanne Elaine Coughlin, a 21-year-old aspiring actress and student at Youngstown State University, disappeared under troubling circumstances in the winter of 1974. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School where she was the head majorette, Joanne was known to be part of a close-knit family with three sisters. On December 27, 1974, she worked her job at the local Jewish Community Center and told colleagues of her plans for the evening: a visit to the European Health Spa on Boardman-Canfield Road, ...
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Last Seen: Dec 27, 1974

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    Does anyone have more info on the European Health Spa where Joanne Coughlin was las... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it strange that Joanne mailed a check for her life insurance premium the very ... ...Read More
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