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Marjorie West Missing Person Case

Last seen in White Gravel, Pennsylvania on May 08, 1938

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On Mother's Day, May 8, 1938, a day that should have been filled with familial joy became the setting for an enduring mystery. Four-year-old Marjorie West, a little girl with red hair, was with her family for a picnic in the White Gravel area of McKean County, Pennsylvania, after attending church in their hometown of Bradford. It was a pleasant afternoon, and Marjorie was picking violets with her eleven-year-old sister, Dorothea. Dorothea left her younger sister for only a few moments to pr ...Read More
Last Seen: May 08, 1938

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    Victim Details

    May 04, 2010

    Feb 21, 2024

    Marjorie

    West

    91

    4

    39 inches

    35 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    May 08, 1938

    White Gravel

    Pennsylvania

    McKean County

    16701

    No

    27081

    Pennsylvania State Police

    Punxsutawney

    Pennsylvania

    Jefferson County

    15767

    Neil Ginther

    Trooper

    485 North Findley Street, Pennsylvania

    8149380535

    County

    Law Enforcement

    C05-1091880

    1938-05-08

    Pennsylvania State Police

    Red/Auburn

    Blue

    Blue

    06/25/2026


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