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Joyce Crider Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lexington, Kentucky on Oct 28, 2002

Victim Details

Mar 27, 2009

May 04, 2024

Joyce

Crider

55

32

60 inches

64 inches

230 lbs

235 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 28, 2002

Lexington

Kentucky

Fayette County

No

3234

Lexington Police Department

Lexington

Kentucky

Fayette County

40507

Chris Cooper

Patrol Lt.

150 East Main Street, Kentucky

8592583600

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.lexingtonky.gov/contacting-police

2002-203256

2002-10-28

Lexington Police Department

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

08/02/2026


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In the fall of 2002, Joyce Crider, a 32-year-old woman from Lexington, Kentucky, found her life entangled in a web of personal turmoil. She was in the midst of a contentious divorce from her estranged husband, Bill Crider Jr., a situation so volatile that a court order was in place to keep them apart. Adding to her distress, Joyce had recently suffered the loss of her home and all her possessions in a gas explosion. Despite these hardships, those close to her, including her attorney and loved on ...
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Last Seen: Oct 28, 2002

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