Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 45 years; 50 years
Name: Kerry Lynelle Johnson
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 14, 1982
Location Last Seen: Salem, Marion County, Oregon.
Date of Birth: November 27, 1964
Age: 17 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8
Weight: 160 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Kerry has feet that are turned slightly inward. This created complications when she would run; a faint scar near eye from stitches (it is unknown which eye)
Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Kerry left from her home in Salem, Oregon and traveled to Reno, Nevada to visit a relative. On September 15, 1982, she left Reno to travel to San Jose, California to visit a friend. It is unknown if Kerry ever arrived in California. She has not been heard from since.
She was possibly carrying a blue suitcase or bag.
Agency Name: Salem Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Unit
Agency Phone Number: 503-588-6123
Agency E-Mail: police@cityofsalem.net
Agency Case Number: 8236790
NCIC Case Number: M-091289759
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC784470
NamUs Case Number: 2660
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03/10/2024 - By: hb
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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