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Nicole Bryner Missing Person Case

Last seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Mar 11, 1982

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In the late winter of 1982, the life of three-year-old Nicole Lynn Bryner of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to a heartbreaking end. Her mother, Melody Thomas Childs, reported her missing on March 11, 1982, claiming the toddler had been abducted from a shopping cart at a Giant Eagle supermarket on the city's south side. Childs told authorities that she had turned away for a moment, and when she looked back, Nicole was gone. At the time of her disappearance, Nicole was described as a white fe ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 11, 1982

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    Victim Details

    Sep 29, 2010

    Jul 12, 2021

    Nicole

    Bryner

    45

    3

    31 inches

    35 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Mar 11, 1982

    Pittsburgh

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    Pittsburgh

    No

    27182

    Pittsburgh Police Department

    Pittsburgh

    Pennsylvania

    Allegheny County

    15233

    1203 Western Avenue, Pennsylvania

    4123237800

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    http://pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/publicsafety.html

    82-46139

    1982-03-11

    Pittsburgh Police Department

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    06/25/2026


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    Has anyone else noticed how bizarre it is that despite Widman’s confession and guilty plea, Nicole... ...Read More
    07/10/2024
    Has anyone ever dug into the Giant Eagle supermarket angle more deeply? I've always thought that Mel... ...Read More
    01/20/2024

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