Right 4: Age-progressed by NCMEC to age 23 years; 30 years; 38 years, 42 years
Right 4: Age-progressed by NCMEC to age 23 years; 30 years; 38 years, 42 years
Name: Shannon Marie Sherrill
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 5, 1986
Location Last Seen: Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana
Date of Birth: August 12, 1980
Age: 6 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 3'0"
Weight: 30 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Four inch scar across abdomen; pierced ears; extremely shy
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: White sun-dress with blue trim; barefoot
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Sherrill was last seen at approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 5, 1986 in Thorntown, Indiana. She was playing in her family's yard with several other children at the time she disappeared.
K9 units were able to catch Shannon's scent and follow it to a nearby cornfield and a cemetery but then lost her trail.
Authorities consider this a non-family abduction.
Agency Name: Thorntown Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Frank Clark, Chief of Police
Agency Phone Number: (765)436-7677
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 86-143
NCIC Case Number: M-221505185
NamUs Case Number: 6651
NCMEC Case Number: 601901
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Added: 09/08/2004; Last Updated: 05/09/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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