Australia Australia- Sherrlynn Mitchell, 16, Ballarat, 22 November 1973 *Fresh initiative*

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Feb 18 2022
Sherrlynn Mitchell: Police release new image of teen who vanished without a trace almost 50 years ago (9news.com.au)
''Nearly 50 years after she vanished without a trace, Victoria Police had released new pictures of a missing teen in a bid to elicit information about the case.
Sherrlynn Mitchell, from Ballarat, was last seen at her home on Eyre Street on Thursday 22 November 1973 when she left to meet a friend at a bus stop.
However the 16-year-old never turned up. She never returned to her workplace at Ballarat Woollen Mills and did not collect her wages.

Sherrlynn's mother passed away in 2016. Her two brothers are her only surviving relatives.''

Sherrlynn Mitchell was last seen in Ballarat on Thursday 22 November. (Victoria Police)
Victoria Police has released an age progression photo of the teen showing what she may look like now.
Investigators said they've "exhausted all known avenues of inquiry".

Sherrlyn Mitchell (australianmissingpersonsregister.com)

• ''Last seen: Thursday, 22 November 1973

• Year of birth: 1957

• Height: 165cm

• Build: Medium

• Eyes: Hazel

• Hair: Red/Ginger

• Complexion: Fair

• Gender: Female''

 

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sherrilyn mitchell - Bing images

Interesting that they would even consider comparing SM to an American UID, no match in the end. imo.

''DNA could link missing Ballarat girl to body in US
Sherrlyn Mitchell (australianmissingpersonsregister.com)
29 July, 2010
In 1973, 16-year-old Ballarat girl Sherrilyn Mitchell disappeared. Now, 37 years later, DNA evidence could be used to solve the mystery.

Sherrilyn Mitchell went missing on 21 November 1973.

According to a Facebook group created to help solve the mystery, the teenager left her Ballarat home to meet a friend at a bus stop, but family or friends never saw her again.

The Belier Taskforce is investigating whether the body of a woman found in the United States - murdered seven years after Ms Mitchell's disappearance - could be her.

"Detectives are investigating possible links between her and an unidentified body located in Nevada, USA in 1980," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.''

Heartbreaking vigil for Ballarat mother | The Courier | Ballarat, VIC
2012
"They had a Jane Doe in the US they thought may have matched Sherrlynn," he said.

"From Interpol we were able to obtain a copy of the DNA profile and to compare that with the DNA we obtained from her mother."

Sherrlynn was not a match, but with her DNA now in the database, new technologies evolving and an ongoing review process, Detective Sergeant Butler says investigators always hold out hope.

"We have a never give up attitude with missing persons," he said.

"You can't just give up, because history tells us there are times when we're able to solve cases years after the event."

 

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50 Years Missing...

Sherrlynn Mitchell, age 16, missing since 22 November 1973.