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Fredia Louise Franks, a 45-year-old Native American woman from Neosho, Missouri, was last seen on August 17, 2001. She had embarked on a camping trip with a male acquaintance, 42-year-old Mark Terrell Walsh, and an 11-year-old girl, who was her daughter. The group was traveling in a 34-foot motor home and had stayed at a campground near Table Rock Lake in Missouri before possibly traveling to the Beaver Lake area in northwest Arkansas.

Franks was never heard from again after this trip. ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 17, 2001
Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 24, 2026

Fredia

Louise Franks

44

45

5'6 inches

120 lbs

Biracial, Native American, White

Female

Aug 17, 2001

Beaver Lake

Arkansas

Beaver Lake

Stone County Sheriff's Office

417-357-6117

01/25/2026