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Missing

Joan Cook

Year
2010
Where
Roanoke County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

Joan Cook was first reported missing by friends on January 29, 2010. Police contact was made with her husband, Mike Cook, who advised Joan had left their residence on foot the night of January 24, 2010. On January 31, 2010, Mike Cook came to the Roanoke County Police Department to report his wife missing. Joan has not been seen or heard from since January 2010 and is still a missing person.

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

Where to start

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What is the last confirmed sighting, and what is the documented timeline around it?

  • Pin down the last confirmed sighting: who saw them, where, and when.
  • Build the 48 hours before and after from what is on the record.
  • Check for unidentified persons found in the region after that date.

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