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Disappearance of Connie Smith

Year
1952
Where
Connecticut
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
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What the record says

Constance Christine "Connie" Smith (born July 11, 1942 – disappeared July 16, 1952) was a 10-year-old American girl who disappeared after she ran away from a YMCA-operated summer camp in Lakeville, Connecticut, on July 16, 1952, and was last seen hitchhiking. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

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