Amanda Shirk: The Published Date Descriptions
A July date field and a June narrative need their original accounts.
Abstract
NamUs MP142944 lists July 20, 2024, as Amanda Shirk’s Date of Last Contact in Columbus, Ohio.1
The NamUs Entry
Its brief narrative repeats July 20. Columbus Division of Police case 240537116 has no report date supplied in the entry.1
The State Descriptions
Ohio’s Attorney General listing gives July 20, 2024, as Missing Since, while its Details section says June 2024.2
The state page names Columbus Police Department but displays no agency case number.2 These are publication descriptions; the underlying statements were not reviewed.
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you locate the original dated account behind each published date description?1,2
Can you match the state entry to the agency file before combining those descriptions?1,2
Keep dated comparisons and questions in a Research File in Almost Solved.
Scope and Method
The original agency file was not reviewed. The different descriptions do not establish conflicting witnesses, a route or a present outcome.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- NamUs, MP142944 public record; reviewed November 2, 2026.
- Ohio Attorney General, Amanda Shirk missing-adult entry; reviewed November 2, 2026.