Disappearance of Pearl Turner

Pearl Turner
Born	(1920-10-10)October 10, 1920
Disappeared	October 19, 1923(1923-10-19) (aged 3) home in the mountains of West-Central Arkansas
Status	Missing for 102 years, 2 months and 23 days
Known for	Mysterious 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 person's YouTube videos made about it. ^{[9] [10]}

See also

• List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990

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.