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Joan Vanessa Mason, a 19-year-old college student and devoted mother to a young son, vanished on April 25, 1983, from Highland Park, Michigan. She was last seen leaving her residence on Buena Vista Street to walk to a nearby corner store at Hamilton and Glendale avenues to purchase items for herself and her four-year-old son. When she failed to return home as darkness fell, her family grew concerned, noting that it was highly uncharacteristic for her to abandon her child, to whom she was very de ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 25, 1983
Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Joan

Vanessa Mason

19

19

5'4 inches

120 lbs

Black

Female

Apr 25, 1983

Highland

Michigan

Highland

Highland Park Police Departmen

313-252-0050

01/27/2026