Account
Jun 29, 2010
Mar 19, 2024
Donna
Kingston
58
18
64 inches
65 inches
160 lbs
165 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Female
In the spring of 1984, a young woman's promise to her family to call upon her arrival in a new city became a haunting silence that has stretched across decades. Donna Kay Kingston, an 18-year-old Native American female, was last seen in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on May 11, 1984. She had recently encountered a man from Tulsa who had convinced her that better employment opportunities awaited her there. Trusting in this prospect, Donna made the decision to leave her grandmother's home, telling her family of her plans and assuring her grandmother she would be in touch as soon as she reached Tulsa. With hope for a new beginning, she drove away in her grandmother's red and white 1980 Mercury Monarch, a four-door vehicle with the Oklahoma license plate number CZ4818. That departure marked the last time her loved ones would ever see or hear from her. The initial optimism surrounding Donna's move quickly faded as days turned into weeks with no word. The promised phone call never came, and a growing sense of unease settled over her family. The man from Tulsa who had painted such a promising picture of a new life for Donna remained a mystery; her family had never met him and knew nothing about him. As time passed, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was notified, and an official report was filed on August 25, 1986. The investigation that followed struggled to uncover any significant leads. The red and white Mercury Monarch that Donna was driving seemed to have vanished along with her, never to be recovered. The lack of communication was deeply uncharacteristic of Donna, adding to the distressing circumstances of her case. Decades have now passed since Donna Kay Kingston disappeared, leaving a void in the lives of her family and a lingering mystery in the community of Tahlequah. She is described as being 5'4" to 5'5" tall and weighing between 160 and 165 pounds at the time of her disappearance. She has black, shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, and a small mole on her right cheek. The case is classified as an endangered missing person case, with the circumstances of her disappearance remaining unclear. The investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office continues, and they urge anyone with information regarding Donna's disappearance or the whereabouts of the 1980 Mercury Monarch to come forward. The hope remains that one day, answers will emerge to explain what happened to the young woman who left home with the promise of a brighter future.
May 11, 1984
Tahlequah
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
74464
Yes
8746
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Tahlequah
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
74464
Jason Chennault
Sheriff
912 South College Avenue, Oklahoma
9184562583
County
Law Enforcement
MIS84-0511
1986-08-25
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Black
Brown
Brown
06/05/2026
