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Diana Avera Missing Person Case

Last seen in Mount Vernon, Alabama on May 28, 1982

Victim Details

Aug 09, 2020

Apr 29, 2022

Diana

Avera

66

22

60 inches

63 inches

100 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 28, 1982

Mount Vernon

Alabama

Mobile County

36560

No

90223

Mobile County Sheriff's Office

Mobile

Alabama

Mobile County

36603

Johnny Thornton Jr.

Detective

510 South Royal Street, Alabama

2515748720

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.mobileso.com/

S20-08-0123

2020-08-06

Mobile County Sheriff's Office

8939

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

07/26/2026


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In the late spring of 1982, Diana Leigh Avera, a 22-year-old mother of two, found herself in a deeply vulnerable situation. After an arrest for disorderly conduct on May 21, 1982, she was involuntarily committed to Searcy Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility in Mount Vernon, Alabama. Diana was living with paranoid schizophrenia, and at the hospital, she was subjected to electroconvulsive treatments and other therapies. During visits, her family was heartbroken to find her in a state they d ...
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Last Seen: May 28, 1982

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  • Diana Avera: Missing in Alabama | Facebook
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