Tucson police seek answers in 1982 disappearance, homicide of teen

The Brief

  • Tucson police are seeking information regarding the disappearance and homicide of 19-year-old Jeanne Overstreet from September 1982.
  • Overstreet went missing after hitchhiking near North Stone Avenue and University Boulevard in Tucson and failed to meet someone for lunch.
  • Skeletal remains discovered in Pinal County in November 1983 were identified as Overstreet in 2012 using DNA technology.

TUCSON, Ariz. Tucson police are still seeking answers in the disappearance of a 19-year-old girl from more than 40 years ago.

The backstory:

In September 1982, then-19-year-old Jeanne Overstreet never arrived to meet someone for lunch. According to police, Overstreet was believed to be hitchhiking near North Stone Avenue and University Boulevard in Tucson.

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