TN TN - Frances "Sandy" Crownover, 34, Harrison, 26 Nov 1987

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[h=1]Francis D. Crownover[/h]

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Crownover, circa 1987

• Missing Since 11/26/1987
• Missing From Hamilton County, Tennessee
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 03/21/1953 (65)
• Age 34 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2, 105 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description Light blue pants and a long-sleeved sweater with an "SCP" monogram.
• Medical Conditions Crownover may suffer from mental illness or a mental disability.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Crownover's nickname is Sandy.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Crownover disappeared from Harrison, Tennessee on November 26, 1987. She was living with Joseph Duenas in the 6400 block of Pythian Drive at the time. He said they went to bed at 11:00 p.m., and when he woke up the next morning she was gone. She left a note saying she would call, but she never did.

Crownover called a friend from a local convenience store on November 28; this was the last indication of her whereabouts. She has never been heard from again.

Crownover left behind all her clothes and most of her other personal belongings, including her vehicle, at Duenas's house. She apparently took $200 with her, however. Duenas reported her missing on December 4. Her case remains unsolved.

http://charleyproject.org/case/francis-d-crownover

Frances "Sandy" Crownover was reported to have left a residence in Harrison,Tn on 11/26/87. She left her clothes and personal property at the residence. Crownover called a friend from a convenience store on 11/28/87. This is the last known contact with Crownover

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/24020/

 

[MadMcGoo]

HCSO-Criminal Investigative Division-Cold Cases

Francis D. Crownover – The Charley Project
The Doe Network: Case File 2731DFTN

 

[Dylansmom08]

<modsnip: broken link>
So this friend she was living with waited over a week to report her missing? I find that odd considering that he says she has mental health issues wouldn't it be a high priority to get her reported missing as soon as possible to be more likely to find her. Also I would love to know where that store was located that she made the phone call from and what she discussed with the person she called. I feel like we are missing some pretty big pieces of this puzzle that would go a long way towards figuring out what happened to her. The taking of $200 seems to be big indication that she might not have been planning on coming back but if she was going to leave and start over somewhere else wouldn't she have took her clothing and vehicle with her it would make more sense to me to pack her vehicle and leave saving the money for things she would need along the way to where ever it was she planned on going. I've become very suspicious of people who say "they were here when I went to bed and I woke up and they were gone" we've all seen how those scenarios play out over and over again.

 

[jusbizness403]

I periodically look online for information for Sandy. I am told I am her niece. On my fathers obituary she is listed as his sister. I also do remember meeting her that one time at his funeral.
However things have came to light that she may not be blood related to me at all as I have looked into genealogy and it does not fit. I was born in 1977.
My father died in 1985. When he passed I no longer knew much about that side of the family until I was grown. I was 10 in 1987 at the time she went missing. My memories may not all be correct.
<modsnip: inside information> Her story was aired on a crime show and I cannot remember for sure the name of the show but I want to stay it was Crime Stoppers.
I have tried to make contact with her son but I have not been able to.
I would love to have some closing about her. Even though I was young and don't remember much at all about her, I was raised that she was my aunt that went missing and it appeared that her maiden name was the same as mine which was "Poe". The family tree is a bit confusing but I still work on it.

 

[Laughing]

@jusbizness403 , welcome to Websleuths!

Consider becoming a Verified Insider for your Aunt's case:

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Plenty of helpful posters here!

@borndem , @Richard , @carbuff are some of our great sleuthers, there are likely posters familiar with Tennessee, but I'm not!

@TennesseeGal

 

[Richard]

FRANCIS "SANDY" CROWNOVER

Missing since November 26, 1987
DOB: March 21, 1953

5'2", 105 lbs, strawberry blonde hair, hazel eyes

On December 04, 1987, deputies responded to a call from Joseph Duenas at 6421 Pythian Drive in Harrison. Once they arrived, Duenas told them Francis Crownover had been living with him for about a month. He said Crownover had a mental issue and he was trying to help her.

Duenas reported that on November 26, 1987, he and Crownover went to bed together around 11:00pm. He said he discovered her missing when he woke up the next morning. Duenas told investigators he checked with Crownover's friends and none of them had any contact with her either.
Crownover reportedly left a note saying she would call. She took $200 but left her car, clothes and most of her personal items at Duenas’ house.

Two days later, on November 28, 1987, Crownover called a friend from a convenience store. That's the last time anyone heard from her.

Original Investigating Agency: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

If you have information on this case, please use the form below or call the cold case hotline: 423-209-7470

LINK:

Crownover Francis

 

[chaddylex]

Sandy's NamUs profile - last modified 4/2020

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

She currently has 11 rule outs - 1 is listed twice

UP623 01/13/1988 Fulton GA
UP6629 02/03/1991 Frederick VA
UP6149 01/22/1996 Halifax VA
UP156706/01/1987 Knox TN
UP10229 02/14/1988 Westchester NY
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA
UP6661 02/03/1991 Stafford VA
UP8493 12/06/1993 Fairfax VA
UP6279 12/18/1996 Fairfax VA
UP8612 10/11/2007 Shelby TN
UP12104 12/31/2013 Knox TN - listed twice in NamUs

 

[carbuff]

Nothing new, but she's on the Chattanooga DA's cold case list. Crownover Francis

Also the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, which includes her case number, which might be useful for getting more information: HCSO-Criminal Investigative Division-Cold Cases

 

[carbuff]

No new information. Updated links:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Francis D. Crownover – The Charley Project

Francis D. Crownover, UNSOLVED APPALACHIA

On November 26, 1987, 34-year-old Francis "Sandy" Crownover and her friend, Joseph Duenas went to bed at around 11:00 pm.

unsolvedappalachia.org

2731DFTN - Francis D. Crownover

It looks like there might also be some information on Ancestry.com, if anybody has time or inclination to do some poking around.

 

[MadMcGoo]

So…either I’ve missed something (entirely possible) or her DOB is not correct on her MP profiles. I couldn’t find anything about her disappearance or records of her on Ancestry. I searched her name, address and the boyfriend’s.

This is almost certainly her brother’s obit, which means this is her mother’s Find A Grave. Those two things led me to an April 1950 census record for 1-year-old Francis D. Poe. Meaning Francis was born in late 1948-1949 (not 1953). Except, Francis may not be a Poe because Poe died in a car accident in April 1948.

I can’t find her as a Crownover either. I must be missing something because the birthdate is so specific.

 

[carbuff]

So…either I’ve missed something (entirely possible) or her DOB is not correct on her MP profiles. I couldn’t find anything about her disappearance or records of her on Ancestry. I searched her name, address and the boyfriend’s.

This is almost certainly her brother’s obit, which means this is her mother’s Find A Grave. Those two things led me to an April 1950 census record for 1-year-old Francis D. Poe. Meaning Francis was born in late 1948-1949 (not 1953). Except, Francis may not be a Poe because Poe died in a car accident in April 1948.

I can’t find her as a Crownover either. I must be missing something because the birthdate is so specific.

I'm missing something too because some of what I found doesn't fit with what you have. I'll have to go back over it tomorrow.

I'm not even sure at this point whether the correct spelling is Francis or Frances. Do we know what the D. stands for?

 

[MadMcGoo]

I'm missing something too because some of what I found doesn't fit with what you have. I'll have to go back over it tomorrow.

I'm not even sure at this point whether the correct spelling is Francis or Frances. Do we know what the D. stands for?

I’m not sure of anything TBH, so let me know what you’ve found. I found as many records for Francis as I did Frances. As for the D., no clue.

 

[carbuff]

Is Crownover her married name, do you know? Or somebody else her mother married?

I found a lot of Frances/Francis Crownovers who are not her. Seems to be a family name.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Is Crownover her married name, do you know? I found a lot of Frances/Francis Crownovers who are not her. Seems to be a family name.

The only thing I’ve got to go on is her (presumably) brother’s obit that lists her as “Mrs. Crownover”.

 

[carbuff]

The only thing I’ve got to go on is her (presumably) brother’s obit that lists her as “Mrs. Crownover”.

That's a clue, anyway.

I'm gonna go get some sleep and tackle it tomorrow.

 

[carbuff]

Possibly interesting detail from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office website. They describe her as "bleach blond."

https://www.hcsheriff.gov/coldcase/displaycase.php?caseno=87-020360

The shadows in her photo show quite dark areas. Wonder if that's close to the natural color?

 

[carbuff]

I’m not sure of anything TBH, so let me know what you’ve found. I found as many records for Francis as I did Frances. As for the D., no clue.

I think I got it all straightened out. Turns out "Poe" is a difficult name to research because you can unexpectedly find you've gone off the rails into Edgar Allen's family...

 

[carbuff]

Poking through lots of relatives' obituaries, it looks like she used the name "Sandy Poe" in her youth.

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Frances

 

[Pennysmom1]

Frances is still missing, no other information found

Missing Person / NamUs #MP24020

View NamUs missing person case MP24020 for Frances D Crownover missing from Harrison, Tennessee. Date of last contact: Nov 26, 1987. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov