Missing
Shannon J. Minshall
Minshall, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/23/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Willow Springs, Missouri
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/27/1967 (53)
Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old
Height / Weight : 5'5, 130 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Minshall has several tattoos, a large scar on her left forearm, and a large scar on her abdomen.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Minshall was last seen at her home in Willow Springs, Missouri on May 23, 2013. She was reported missing over a week later. She has never been heard from again.
Minshall didn't take any personal belongings with her when she vanished. At the time of her disappearance, she and her husband were living in a camper because their house had burned down.
Minshall's husband believes a relative who also lived in the camper may have had something to do with Minshall's case. The man has an arrest record and reportedly also has a history of drug use. No one has been named as a suspect in Minshall's disappearance, however; her case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
Texas County Sheriff's Department
417-967-4165
September 2021 updates and sources
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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