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Kay Read Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tucson, Arizona on Feb 14, 2008

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2010

Oct 27, 2022

Kay

Read

80

62

62 inches

64 inches

122 lbs

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Feb 14, 2008

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85730

8309

Tucson Police Department

Tucson

Arizona

Pima County

85701

Joshua Cheek

Detective

270 South Stone Avenue, Arizona

5207914444

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.tucsonaz.gov/police

0802150185

2008-02-15

Tucson Police Department

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

No

07/29/2026


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Read was last heard from at approximately 9:42 p.m. on February 14, 2008, at her residence in the 7300 block of Marigold Circle in Tucson, Arizona. She had dinner with her elderly mother, watched television with her, then returned to her home and called her mother to say she'd arrived safely.

Her mother called her at 6:30 a.m. the next day to make sure she got up for work, but Read didn't answer. Her mother asked a relative to go check on her, and the relative went to Read ...
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Last Seen: Feb 14, 2008

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  • Kay Frances Read - The Charley Project
  • Man found guilty of murder in 2008 disappearance of Kay Read
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