OH OH - Sharon Lynn Pretorius, 13, Dayton, 28 Sept 1973

[scriptgirl]

I don't think Ted came that far East. This case sounds more "local".

 

[Ogcatlady]

I grew up a couple of neighborhoods over from Dayton View, and while I was born 13 years after she went missing, never heard a peep about it. If this happened there today, though, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Dayton has become so scary, especially the west side where I grew up .

 

[0101ABA]

Bumping for Sharon.
It's been 42 long years now. You and those who love and care about you deserve answers.

 

[Armchair-reader]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/609ufpa.html

Reading about Robert Bowman who abducted and murdered a little girl in the 60s just sent me on a search. Could this Jane Doe be Sharon? I'm not saying Bowman and her case are related. One search just connected another and so on. Tell me what ya'll think.
Thanks

 

[Alleykins]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/609ufpa.html

Reading about Robert Bowman who abducted and murdered a little girl in the 60s just sent me on a search. Could this Jane Doe be Sharon? I'm not saying Bowman and her case are related. One search just connected another and so on. Tell me what ya'll think.
Thanks

Oh boy, I think this is the JD who has a ton of rule outs but for some reason, they're not publishing a list, which stinks, because that means investigators get a lot of repeats. Don't be fooled by the "blank space" where the list should be. There's a thread for this Jane Doe on here somewhere. If you get a chance to read through it, you'll see what I mean.

 

[Armchair-reader]

Aha..that's why I ask you on here first! Thank you. Thank you.

 

[Alleykins]

Bumping for Sharon.
It's been over a year since anyone posted here.
I am putting a link to her Charley page because it is noted that details related to her disappearance were updated 06/2017
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pretorius_sharon.html

 

[Tssiemer]

Here is her newest new Charley webpage since they all changed.

http://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-lynn-pretorius

Came here after checking up on some Buckskin Girl/Marcia King suggestions.


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[folieadeuxnola]

OH – Sharon Lynn Pretorius, W/F, 13, Dayton, Montgomery County, 28 Sep 1973

Sharon Lynn Pretorius


Last Seen: September 28th, 1973

Missing From: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio


Physical/Clothing/Medical
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 13 Years Old
DOB: 04/23/1960
Height: 5’7” (67”)
Weight: 135 lbs.
Hair: Brown, Worn in braids
Eye Color: Blue
Clothing: Yellow long sleeve flowered shirt/sweater, blue jeans and white gym shoes
Jewelry:
Characteristics/Medical/Scars:
Transportation:
Fingerprint Status: Not Available
Dental Status: Available
DNA Status: Available

Circumstances:
Sharon was last seen at her residence on Cornell Drive (Dayton View) Sept 28th, 1973 she had left to collect money for her Journal Herald newspaper route.

A witness stated that a girl matching Sharon’s description was struggling with a white male that was attempting to force her into a blue sedan (7-8-year-old) on the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Drive at approximately 5:30pm.

In 1977 Dayton Police re-opened Sharon’s case after receiving information from a person claiming psychic abilities and from an informant.

In 2011 there was an extensive search of a 5-acre lot that was a former gas station at Hoover Ave and Guenther Street. LE acted upon a call that was received by the coroner’s office in that Sharon’s remains would be found there. LE using cadaver dogs and ground penetrating laser equipment to search the lot found no evidence.

Sharon was a freshman at Fairview High School where she was a Straight A student and she was also a former resident of Dover, OH.

LE do not believe Sharon left of her own accord, foul play is suspected.

Investigating Agencies:
Daytona Police Department
335 W Third Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Tele: 937.333.1070
MP Case # 396350
Contact: Detective Patricia Tackett
Web: Police Department | Dayton, OH

NCMEC # 1150441
Have you seen this child? SHARON PRETORIUS

Dayton Ohio Attorney General
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov...io-Missing-Persons/Missing-Children/Pretorius

Information Sources:
NAMUS
MP Case # 7424: Missing Person Case
Case Manager: Melissa Gregory
Tele: 817.304.0893
E-Mail: Melissa.Gregory@unthsc.edu

The Charley Project
Sharon Lynn Pretorius – The Charley Project

The Doe Network
MP Case # 2051DFOH - The Doe Network: Case File 2051DFOH

Southwestern Ohio Missing Blog
MISSING FROM DAYTON,OHIO(SHARON LYNN PRETORIUS)

News
10/05/73 – The Daily Reporter, Former Dover Girl Abducted
10/09/73 – The Daily Reporter, Girl Still Missing
03/18/77 – The Daily Reporter, Dayton Police May Re-Open Missing Girl Investigation
07/22/06 – Dayton Daily, Obit
07/24/06 – The Cincinnati Enquirer, Family Set to mourn girl who vanished in 73’
06/23/11 – WHIO Family of Girl Missing Since '73 Offers Reward For Tips
06/24/11 – WHIO Family of girl missing for years offers reward
06/24/11 – Dayton Daily News - Family offers reward for information on remains of 13-year-old missing 38 years
05/07/13 – Dayton Daily News - Cases of missing people found extremely rare
04/14/17 – Dayton Daily News – 5 area missing persons cases that continue to be mysteries

 

[madamx]

View Sharon Pretorius's Obituary and express your condolences

 

[theshadow45]

Sharon has been missing for 46 years today.

 

[Richard]

Right: Age progressed to 50 yrs (Circa 2011)

Sharon Lynn Pretorius
Missing since September 28, 1973 from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics
Date of Birth: April 23, 1960
Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7"; 135 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Long, brown hair, worn in braids; blue eyes.
Clothing: A yellow long-sleeve sweater, blue jeans and gym shoes.
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance

Pretorius was last seen she left her home on Cornell Drive in the Dayton View neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio on September 28, 1973.
She had attended her classes at Fairview High School, where she was a freshman, gone home, had a piano lesson, and left to collect money in the neighborhood for her Journal Herald newspaper route.

Procedures at the time prohibited Pretorius's family from reporting her as a missing child until 24 hours had passed. Investigators believe she did not run away and was probably abducted and murdered. A witness saw a girl matching Pretorius's description struggling with a man near a car at the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Drive on the day she disappeared, but the man has never been identified and the girl was not confirmed to be Pretorius.

Authorities followed up many leads in her disappearance over the years, but her case remains a mystery.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Dayton Police Department
937-333-COPS

Agency Case Number: 396350

Source Information:
Dayton Daily News
Guest Book for Sharon Lynn Pretorius
Dayton Daily News
NamUs
NCMEC
1957DFMN - Vicky Arleen Sundgaard

 

[Sneaker33]

I wish the time and circumstances had been different for Sharon. Yesterday, a child abducted into a blue car was found within hours in Massachusetts after an Amber Alert. The suspect was a mentally ill man who had a prior conviction of A&B Indecent Exposure on child under 14. Wish we had plate numbers.
Also reminded of Marcia King who was found deceased in Ohio.
Sharon: This is the first day I heard about you but you will not be forgotten.

 

[Two for the road]

A picture of Sharon playing the flute.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Sharon Lynn Pretorius – The Charley Project

Last updated July 21, 2020; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Sharon was last seen on September 28, 1973, when she left her home on Cornell Drive in the Dayton View neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio. She had attended her classes at Fairview High School, where she was a freshman.

After school she went home, had a piano lesson, and left to collect money in the neighborhood for her Dayton Journal Herald newspaper route. She has never been heard from again.

Procedures at the time prohibited Sharon's family from reporting her as a missing child until 24 hours had passed. Investigators believe she did not run away and was probably abducted and murdered.

A witness saw a girl matching Sharon's description struggling with a Caucasian man near a car at the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Drive at 5:30 p.m. on the day she disappeared. The car was a dark blue 1965 Ford sedan, and the man is described as Caucasian, between thirty and forty years old, with a medium complexion and a full beard. The man has never been identified and the girl was not confirmed to be Sharon.

Sharon's family describes her as an intelligent, responsible and studious teenager who always dressed modestly. She skipped the eighth grade at Cornell Heights School prior to her disappearance.

Authorities followed up many leads in her case over the years, but her disappearance remains a mystery. Her family held a memorial service for her in 2006.

 

[dotr]

Jan 2 2021
CRIME HUNTER: Girls just wanna have gun in murder of baby daddy? | Toronto Sun

''SHARON LYNN PRETORIUS – SEPT. 28, 1973
411: Sharon Lynn Pretorius, 13, disappeared from Dayton, Ohio and was last seen when she left her home on Cornell Dr. She had attended her classes at Fairview High School, where she was a freshman, gone home, had a piano lesson, and left to collect money in the neighborhood for her Journal Herald newspaper route. A witness saw a girl matching Pretorius’s description struggling with a man near a car at the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Dr. on the day she disappeared, but the man has never been identified. She is believed to be the victim of foul play. Her DNA is available.

CONTACT: The Dayton Police Department at 937-333-COPS, Crime Stoppers or the FBI.''

Sharon Lynn Pretorius – The Charley Project

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''Sharon, circa 1973; Age-progression to age 50 (circa 2010)

• Missing Since 09/28/1973
• Missing From Dayton, Ohio
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 04/23/1960 (60)
• Age 13 years old
• Height and Weight 5'7, 135 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved yellow flowered sweater, blue jeans and white sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Sharon did not wear makeup in 1973, and she frequently wore her hair in braids or pigtails.

Details of Disappearance
Sharon was last seen on September 28, 1973, when she left her home on Cornell Drive in the Dayton View neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio. She had attended her classes at Fairview High School, where she was a freshman.

After school she went home, had a piano lesson, and left to collect money in the neighborhood for her Dayton Journal Herald newspaper route. She has never been heard from again.

Procedures at the time prohibited Sharon's family from reporting her as a missing child until 24 hours had passed. Investigators believe she did not run away and was probably abducted and murdered.

A witness saw a girl matching Sharon's description struggling with a Caucasian man near a car at the corner of Cornell and Philadelphia Drive at 5:30 p.m. on the day she disappeared. The car was a dark blue 1965 Ford sedan, and the man is described as Caucasian, between thirty and forty years old, with a medium complexion and a full beard. The man has never been identified and the girl was not confirmed to be Sharon.

Sharon's family describes her as an intelligent, responsible and studious teenager who always dressed modestly. She skipped the eighth grade at Cornell Heights School prior to her disappearance.

Authorities followed up many leads in her case over the years, but her disappearance remains a mystery. Her family held a memorial service for her in 2006.''

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Sharon, today is her birthday.

 

[sammyed]

Bumping for Sharon, still missing.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Sharon, still missing.

For 48 years today.

 

[Diavola]

Bump, I was thinking about Sharon.