Buffy (Mayo) Harris
Age at disappearance: 25

Harris was reported missing by her husband after she left home about 1 a.m. July 12, 1994, and never returned. Her husband told police that she was a prostitute and that it was not uncommon for her to leave.

Police have received several stories about what might have happened to her, including reports that she was taken to Locust Grove, where her body was burned to dispose of it. Another person reported possibly seeing her at a Tulsa motel.



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Police classify this core group of cold-case missing persons as endangered.

While hundreds of people are reported missing in Tulsa yearly, most cases are closed when the victims are found alive. Detectives are also pursuing leads in several active missing-persons investigations.

If anyone has information that could help police close these cold cases, please call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS.






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