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Las Vegas police find woman who went missing Nov. 1

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By LAWREN LINEHAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 15, 2016 - 11:45 am

The woman who has been missing for two weeks has been found, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

Kelly Thorn, 56, went missing Nov. 1 from the area of East Owens Avenue and Marion Drive.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.

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