Joan Leigh Hall Missing 9/30/83 OR
Family hopes to crack missing girl mystery after more than 20 years 10:57 AM PDT on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 By DAVID KROUGH, kgw.com Staff WARRENTON, Ore. – The family of a girl missing for 23 years wants help to solve a local community's only open missing child case. In 1983, 17-year-old Joan Leigh Hall was last seen being dropped off at the Warrenton Mini-mart by a classmate from Warrenton high, according to Clatsop County Deputies. She said she was on her way to help out an aunt who teaches at the nearby elementary school – but Hall never showed up, deputies say. Now her brother is planning a vigil for September 30th at Warrenton High School – the anniversary of the day she disappeared. “We just want to get some answers, maybe shake something loose, that’s what we’re hoping for,” Chuck Hall said. Several agencies and psychics helped investigate the case but never turned up any leads, according to deputies. Authorities said they do suspect foul play – her family also believes she was murdered. Now the original investigators also died, retired, or moved away. Clatsop County Detective Kristen Hanthorn said she hopes that new investigative techniques and public awareness could lead to new clues. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children created a sketch of what she may look like now at age 40. Chuck Hall said Joan was a member of a police Explorer post, and wanted to be a police officer and a mother. Joan was the youngest of six children. Their parents died in 1994. “We just want to bring her home,” Hall said. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office at (503) 325-8635. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_092606_news_missing_girl.1b99e9ba.html

JOAN HALL DOB: Feb 24, 1966 Missing: Sep 30, 1983 Age Now: 40 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'6" (168 cm) Weight: 120 lbs (54 kg) Missing From: WARRENTON OR United States Age Progressed Joan's photo is shown age-progessed to 40 years. She was last seen at around 2:00 p.m. on September 30, 1983, walking down Main Street in Warrenton, Oregon. The last time Joan was seen, she was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a blue jacket, and white and maroon sneakers, and was carrying a blue and white backpack and a brown purse. Joan's ears are pierced. Her nickname is Joanie. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clatsop County Sheriff's Office (Oregon) 1-503-325-2061 http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=1044727&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US

Details of Disappearance Hall was last seen walking down Main Street in Warrenton, Oregon at 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. on September 30, 1983. She had left a local store and was on her way to Warrenton Grade School. Hall never arrived there has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case. She was carrying a brown purse and a blue and white backpack at the time of her disappearance. Hall was a senior at Warrenton High School in 1983, and was considering a career in law enforcement after graduation. She is the youngest of six children. Hall is missing under suspicious circumstances and her loved ones believe she was murdered. Her parents are deceased, but her siblings are still searching for her. Some agencies give the place of her disappearance as Clatsop, Oregon. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Clatsop Sheriff's Department 503-325-8635 Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 18, 2006; age-progression added, distinguishing characteristics, Clothing/Jewelry Description and details of disappearance updated http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hall_joan.html