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Misty Copsey.

MUS-2026-0136

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MUS-2026-0136

Missing person

Incident
1992
Indexed
Oct 7, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Puyallup Police Department
Location
Puyallup WA

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Misty Copsey, 14, vanished on September 17, 1992, after missing the last bus from the Puyallup fairgrounds in Washington and setting out on an eight-mile walk home. She was last seen near the Highway 512 onramp. Police initially closed the file as a runaway case, and no one has ever been charged. She has never been found.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 1992

    Misty Copsey, 14, vanishes on September 17 after missing the last bus from the Puyallup fairgrounds.

  2. 2026

    No one has ever been charged. She has never been found.

Key people

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MissingMisty Copsey

14. Vanished in Puyallup, Washington, on September 17, 1992, after missing the last bus from the fairgrounds.

Investigating agencyPuyallup Police Department

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