The disappearance of Tonee Marie Turner remains one of Pittsburgh’s most haunting missing person cases. Tonee was 22 years old when she vanished on December 30, 2019, after what appeared to be an ordinary day in the city. She was a young artist, a metal fabricator, a ceramics teacher and a deeply loved member of the local creative community. Her life was filled with art, movement, expression and connection, which makes the mystery surrounding her disappearance even more painful.
Tonee was last seen after leaving Dobra Tea in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She reportedly took her usual bus toward Hazelwood, where she lived, and was seen getting off near her regular stop. After that, she disappeared. Later that night, several of her personal belongings were found on or near the Homestead Grays Bridge, including items that seemed unlikely for her to leave behind willingly.
Her case has remained open because there are still no final answers. Did Tonee make it to her home area and encounter someone? Did she go to the bridge on her own? Did someone else leave her belongings there? Was the bridge the actual center of the mystery, or only the place where clues were found? Years later, those questions continue to sit at the heart of the case…