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This person was missing Missing Since 04/26/2000

Missing Since:

Missing Since 04/26/2000

Missing From:

Missing From Reno, Nevada

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 03/29/1975 (49)

Age:

Age 25 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’4, 115 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A black leather jacket, a tank top, jeans and boots.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Palumbo has a birthmark on the right side of her neck. Her ears are triple-pierced.

Details of Disappearance:

In 1999, Palumbo moved from Tucson, Arizona to Reno, Nevada to live with her grandmother. She worked at a pawn shop but struggled with meth addiction. Her job didn’t pay enough to support her habit, so police think she may have become a prostitute.

On April 25, 2000, she called her mom, sounding paranoid and saying she was being followed and spied on. She talked about moving back to Arizona for a fresh start.

The next day, April 26th, an airport officer found her in a restricted area. She claimed her sister ran onto the runway, but the officer thought she was hallucinating and dropped her off at the Reno Hilton. That’s the last time anyone saw her.

Her car was abandoned at the airport the following day, with most of her belongings inside, including $600 in cash. Strangely, she’d sent emails to the White House claiming the government was trying to kill her. There was also a drawing in her car of a woman tied up, and two books about changing identities.

Eight months later, someone who looked like her was seen at a casino in Elko, Nevada. She seemed scared and left with another woman. Police aren’t sure if it was actually her.

Because of the strange circumstances and her disappearance, police suspect foul play was involved in Palumbo’s case.

Agency:

Reno Police Department 775-334-2155

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