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Unsolved July 15, 2001 Missing Person

Niqui McCown

Status Unsolved
Type Missing Person
Date July 15, 2001
Location Dayton, Ohio
Victim Age 34
Gender Female

Niqui McCown disappeared after leaving work in Dayton, Ohio. Her car was found abandoned at a nearby apartment complex. She has never been found.

On July 15, 2001, thirty-four-year-old Niqui McCown left her job at a Dayton, Ohio medical facility and was never seen again. Her car was found abandoned at an apartment complex near her workplace the following day.

The investigation focused on several persons of interest, including men Niqui had been dating. Despite the efforts of the Dayton Police Department and the FBI, no arrests have been made.

Niqui's family has remained active in keeping her case in the public eye, and the case has been featured on multiple true crime programs.

The case remains one of Dayton's most prominent unsolved disappearances.

missing person Ohio 2000s unsolved
2001-07-15
Niqui McCown disappears after leaving work in Dayton.
2001-07-16
Her car found abandoned at a nearby apartment complex.

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