MUS-2026-0538
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MUS-2026-0538
Missing person
- Incident
- 2010
- Indexed
- Oct 29, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Town of Orange Police Department
- Location
- Orange VA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Samantha Clarke, 19, left her mother's home in Orange, Virginia, late at night on September 13, 2010 after a phone call, taking only her house key and saying she would be back in the morning. She never returned and left behind no car, phone, or driver's license. In January 2021, police reclassified her disappearance as an abduction and homicide investigation. No one has been charged in her case, and anyone discussed in coverage is presumed innocent unless charged and convicted.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2010
On September 13, 2010, late in the evening, Clarke is last seen leaving her home in Orange after receiving a call.
- 2021
In January 2021, Orange police and the Orange County Commonwealth's Attorney announce the disappearance has been reclassified as an abduction and homicide investigation.
Key people
The people in the file.
19. Last seen leaving her home in Orange, Virginia, late on September 13, 2010.
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Investigating agency
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