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Marlena Childress Missing Person Case

Last seen in Union City, Tennessee on Apr 16, 1987

Victim Details

Mar 08, 2010

Aug 06, 2020

Marlena

Childress

43

4

48 inches

38 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Apr 16, 1987

Union City

Tennessee

Obion County

No

26314

Obion County Sheriff's Office

Union City

Tennessee

Obion County

38261

1 Law Lane, Tennessee

7318855832

County

Law Enforcement

Obion County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

08/02/2026


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On a spring afternoon in Union City, Tennessee, four-year-old Marlena Childress was playing in her front yard, just as she had done many times before. It was April 16, 1987, when the young girl with light brown hair and blue or hazel eyes seemingly vanished without a trace. Her mother, Pamela Bailey, reported hearing the squeal of car brakes around 3:00 p.m. and when she went to check on her daughter, Marlena was gone. Witnesses, including Marlena's seven-year-old stepbrother and a local st ...
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Last Seen: Apr 16, 1987

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