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Missing

Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr

Year
1961
Where
Washington
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

Ann Marie Burr was an eight‑year‑old American missing person who disappeared in 1961 from her family's home in the North End neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, United States. She was last seen on August 31, 1961, and was likely kidnapped. The case prompted an intensive search and drew national attention, but no trace of Burr has ever been found.

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