Missing
Opal Darlene Fleshman
Fleshman, approximately 2012
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/08/2012
Missing location (approx) :
Roanoke, Virginia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 01/10/1970 (51)
Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old
Height / Weight : 5'2 - 5'6, 115 pounds
Medical conditions : Fleshman suffers from diabetes, and she also has seizures.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Fleshman goes by her middle name, Darlene. Her maiden name is Dunn. She wears eyeglasses with black plastic frames, her nose and navel are pierced, and her ears are pierced multiple times each. Fleshman has extensive freckles on her face and upper arms, a birthmark on her forehead, and a four-inch scar on her abdomen below her navel. She has no teeth.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Fleshman was last seen at the Apple Valley Motel in Roanoke, Virginia on September 8, 2012. She has never been heard from again, although her belongings were located. She may be driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier with the West Virginia license plate number 6UR344.
Few details are available in Fleshman's case. She is from Monroe County, West Virginia, and both Virginia and West Virginia police are investigating her disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Roanoke Police Department
540-853-5959
West Virginia State Police
304-772-5100
September 2021 updates and sources
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