Disappearance of Pearl Turner

Pearl Turner
Born(1920-10-10)October 10, 1920
DisappearedOctober 19, 1923(1923-10-19) (aged 3)
home in the mountains of West-Central Arkansas
StatusMissing for 102 years, 5 months and 7 days
Known forMysterious disappearance
Parents
  • Lynn Turner (father)
  • Lela Turner (mother)

Pearl Turner was a three-year-old American child who disappeared from the garden of her family cabin in the White Oak Mountain district of Scott County, Arkansas on October 19, 1923.[1][2][3] Despite intense nationwide publicity and repeated efforts to locate the girl, Turner has never been located. Her ultimate fate remains unknown.[4]

Disappearance

In the fall of 1923 on a Friday while Pearl's parents were camping,[5] Pearl had wandered away into the wilderness. Multiple hundreds of people[6] from nearby towns searched for her for many weeks but to no avail.[7] She is believed by some people to have been kidnapped.[8]

Aftermath

Pearl's disappearance has had books published, and missing persons YouTube videos made about it.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Other Days". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. November 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Yates, Bill (2020). Pearl: Lost Girl of White Oak Mountain : a True Story. Bill Yates. ISBN 979-8-6436-1476-0. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Yates, Bill. "Pearl". The RattleCat. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Meaghan (August 27, 2022). "Pearl Turner". The Charley Project Blog. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Pearl: Lost Girl of White Oak Mountain". Goodreads. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "800 MEN HUNT LOST CHILD.; Groups Scour Ozarks for Pearl Turner, Mountaineer's Daughter". The New York Times. October 24, 1923. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Turner, Pearl (Disappearance of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Yates, Bill (May 4, 2013). "Growing Up In Waldron: Whatever Happened to Little Pearl?". Growing Up In Waldron. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Missing Void (April 24, 2020). Mount Rainier National Park: Strange and Unexplained Disappearances. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Kidmissing (January 13, 2025). Pearl Turner Missing Over 100 Years. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via YouTube.
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