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Shannon Paulk.

MUS-2026-0140

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MUS-2026-0140

Homicide

Incident
2001
Indexed
Oct 7, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Prattville Police Department
Location
Prattville AL

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Shannon Nicole Paulk, 11, was kidnapped from her neighborhood in Prattville, Alabama, on August 16, 2001. Her remains were found on October 6, 2001, in a black garbage bag off a fire lane in a remote hunting preserve. No arrests have ever been made.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2001

    Shannon Paulk, 11, is kidnapped from her Prattville, Alabama, neighborhood on August 16.

  2. 2001

    Her remains are found on October 6 in a hunting preserve.

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VictimShannon Paulk

11, of Prattville, Alabama. Kidnapped on August 16, 2001; her remains were found on October 6, 2001.

Investigating agencyPrattville Police Department

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