Diana Lynn Knack, 22, abducted from Prince Georges County, MD 24 Dec 1977 Body found in Great Falls, VA months later.
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Diana Lynn Knack
BIRTH 4 Jul 1955
DEATH 24 Dec 1977 (aged 22)
BURIAL
Graceland Cemetery
Clintonville, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA
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Diana Lynn Knack, age 22, went missing from Prince Georges County, Maryland on Saturday, 24 December 1977 - Christmas Eve.
Diana Knack was an employee for the previous four years at the Giant Food warehouse in Landover, Maryland. She was last seen in front of her home at 6497 Pennsylvania Ave, Forrestville, MD, by neighbors who watched her loading Christmas presents into a blue Plymouth Duster with racing stripes, Maryland tag number: DTE-961.
Diana's destination was her parents home at 91 Herrington Drive, Kettering, Maryland, but she never arrived. The car she was driving was also missing.
Diana's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Knack reported her missing at 10 PM, on 24 December and Maryland State Police began the search.
On the night of 26 December 1977, Diana's identification and credit cards were found in the rear of the Tysons Corner shopping center in Virginia.
Police believed early on that Diana might have been harmed, but would not elaborate on how they reached that conclusion.
Diana Knack was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds. She had brown eyes and shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a camel colored corduroy pants suit with tailored jacket and brown leather boots. She may have been wearing gold wire-rimmed glasses. Her birthdate was 4 July 1955.
Diana's body was eventually found in Falls Church, Virginia and positively identified. She was buried in a cemetery in Wisconsin.
In 1978, Gary Hyer was convicted of second degree murder for killing Diana, and sent to prison.
From SSDI
Name: Diana Knack
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Monday July 04, 1955
Date of Death: December 1977
Est. Age at Death: 22 years, 5 months
LINK:
Diana Lynn Knack (1955-1977) - Find A Grave...
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Diana Lynn Knack
BIRTH 4 Jul 1955
DEATH 24 Dec 1977 (aged 22)
BURIAL
Graceland Cemetery
Clintonville, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA
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Diana Lynn Knack, age 22, went missing from Prince Georges County, Maryland on Saturday, 24 December 1977 - Christmas Eve.
Diana Knack was an employee for the previous four years at the Giant Food warehouse in Landover, Maryland. She was last seen in front of her home at 6497 Pennsylvania Ave, Forrestville, MD, by neighbors who watched her loading Christmas presents into a blue Plymouth Duster with racing stripes, Maryland tag number: DTE-961.
Diana's destination was her parents home at 91 Herrington Drive, Kettering, Maryland, but she never arrived. The car she was driving was also missing.
Diana's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Knack reported her missing at 10 PM, on 24 December and Maryland State Police began the search.
On the night of 26 December 1977, Diana's identification and credit cards were found in the rear of the Tysons Corner shopping center in Virginia.
Police believed early on that Diana might have been harmed, but would not elaborate on how they reached that conclusion.
Diana Knack was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 110 pounds. She had brown eyes and shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a camel colored corduroy pants suit with tailored jacket and brown leather boots. She may have been wearing gold wire-rimmed glasses. Her birthdate was 4 July 1955.
Diana's body was eventually found in Falls Church, Virginia and positively identified. She was buried in a cemetery in Wisconsin.
In 1978, Gary Hyer was convicted of second degree murder for killing Diana, and sent to prison.
From SSDI
Name: Diana Knack
State of Issue: Maryland
Date of Birth: Monday July 04, 1955
Date of Death: December 1977
Est. Age at Death: 22 years, 5 months
LINK:
Diana Lynn Knack (1955-1977) - Find A Grave...
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