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Missing Shannon Joy Schell 
Schell, approximately 1994 Date reported missing : 10/12/1994 Missing location (approx) : Pima County, Arizona Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 34 years old Height / Weight : 4'9, 85 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Boots with flexible rubber soles. Medical conditions : Schell suffers from bronchitis. She was recovering from the flu at the time of her disappearance. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Schell was last seen in Pima County, Arizona on October 12, 1994. She planned to hike the Tanque Verde Ridge trail to Manning Camp in Saguaro National Monument East. It was a 32-mile round trip over very rough terrain, and she had tried it before and failed. On the day of her disappearance, she parked her Camaro at the trailhead, locked her wallet, money and jewelry inside the trunk, and started the hike alone. She was carrying some snacks, a couple of water bottles, some extra clothing, cigarettes, lipstick and cough drops. She has never been heard from again. Searchers found a fire ring six miles up the trail with footprints and some items that may hvae been Schell's, but they never found any tEthnicity : of Schell herself. She is presumed to have gotten lost or injured on her hike and died in the wilderness. Schell lived with her parents in Tucson, Arizona at the time of her disappearance; she had moved in with them after her divorce five years before. She worked at Jason's Deli on Broadway Boulevard. She is an experienced recreational hiker and had gotten lost before, once for two days. Her body has never been found. Other information and links : ncy Pima County Sheriff's Office 520-351-4900 September 2021 updates and sources The Arizona Daily Star Tucson Weekly The Doe Network October 12, 2004. August 20, 2010; . |