OK OK- Shirley Joann Banning, 36, Broken Bow, 23 May 1975

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Shirley Joann Banning - Oklahoma Cold Cases

Help find Shirley Joann Banning, missing since 1975. Last seen in Tulsa, OK. Contact Tulsa County Sheriff's Office with any information.

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Shirley Joann Snow Banning has been missing from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma since May 23rd, 1975. She was 36-years-old.

Shirley was last seen leaving a beauty shop near 31st and Mingo around 1230 pm that day. At the time Shirley was staying with her sister. On May 26th, 1975, she called that same sister and told her that she was going to Arkansas with Alex “Ace” Banning, Sr., her ex-husband and current boyfriend. Shirley’s sister stated that Shirley was slurring her speech during the phone call. She mentioned she was staying at “some inn”. Shirley hasn’t been heard from since.

Her car was found abandoned in the parking lot of the Hilton Inn. Several of her items were still inside the car, including two pairs of shoes, some undergarments, and flowers for Memorial Day. Shirley had planned to place those flowers on graves. She was close with her family, especially her children, and it is unlike her to be out of contact.

Alex had a history of abuse towards Shirley and his ex-wife. Shirley even told her sister that if she disappeared it was Alex who murdered her. Alex died of a heart attack in 1993 while in prison for a rape charge. He never confessed to Shirley’s murder. It’s believed her body could be in a well in Etna, Arkansas, on property owned by Alex’s family. In April 2013 a search was conducted for Shirley’s remains in Franklin County on property owned by the Banning family but nothing was found. Her family continues to search for answers in Shirley’s case.

Shirley was born September 13th, 1938. She had graying hair and hazel eyes. She was 5’9 and 160lbs at the time and wore prescription glasses. Shirley and Alex were divorced in September 1974. Investigators have said Shirley had $400-$500 on her at the time of her disappearance. She is #MP20142 in NaMus.

Please call the Tulsa County Sheriff at 918-596-9222 with any information in the disappearance of beloved mother Shirley Joann Snow Banning

 

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Shirley Joann Banning – The Charley Project

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Shirley, circa 1975

• Missing Since 05/23/1975
• Missing From Broken Bow, Oklahoma
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 09/13/1938 (84)
• Age 36 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 160 pounds
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• Associated Vehicle(s) Yellow 1967 Opal Kadet (accounted for)
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, hazel eyes. Some agencies refer to Shirley as Shirley Snow. She may go by her middle name, Joann. She wears eyeglasses.

Details of Disappearance​

Shirley was last seen in Broken Bow, Oklahoma on May 23, 1975. She spoke to her sister on the phone and said was leaving on a trip with her boyfriend, Alex "Ace" Banning Sr. Shirley has never been heard from again. Her yellow 1967 Opal Kadet was found abandoned in the parking lot of the Hilton Inn. Inside were some undergarments, two pairs of shoes, and some flowers Shirley had planned to place on graves for Memorial Day.

Alex had a history of abusive behavior towards Shirley and his ex-wife says he abused her also. Shirley allegedly told her sister that if she ever disappeared, Alex had probably murdered her. Authorities have long considered Alex a suspect in Shirley's case, but no charges were filed against him. He died of a heart attack in 1993, while in prison for an unrelated rape.

Shirley has never been found. An informant told police Alex had killed her because she was going to reveal incriminating information about one of his family members. Her body may have been dumped in a well in Etna, Arkansas, on property owned by Alex's family.

Investigating Agency​

• Tulsa County Sheriff's Department 918-596-9222

Source Information​

• The Doe Network
• News Channel 8
• KFSM KXNW 5 News
• News on 6
• KRJH 2

Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 13, 2013; five pictures added, details of disappearance updated.

 

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April 30, 2013

Family Waits for Answers in Cold Case Disappearance

Franklin County Deputies and members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are searching an area of the county for the remains of an Oklahoma woman who went mi...

www.5newsonline.com

Arkansas Authorities Search For Body Of Tulsa Woman Missing Since 1975

Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen said his office began looking into the case after it was contacted by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office several weeks ago.

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May 1, 2013

2 wells searched by FBI officials for body from ’75

Oklahoma and FBI officials searched two wells in a rural Franklin County community Tuesday on a tip that a woman missing since 1975 was killed and dumped down one of the wells. The searches turned up no remains.

www.nwaonline.com

 

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