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Joan Ann Charlton

Age: 19
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Date Reported Missing:
Date of Death:
Date of Recovery: 9/13/1983
Cause: Stabbing
County: Allegany
Referring Case Number: O-52-07114

Joan Ann Charlton was a student at Frostburg College and had been with friends in a dorm on campus until approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 11, 1983 when she started walking back to her door room across campus. Joan Ann Charlton never arrived at her dorm and was reported missing by a fellow student. The body of Joan Ann Charlton was recovered in the arboretum on the campus of Frostburg College in Allegheny County, MD.

Contact Information for this case:
Maryland State Police Homicide

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