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At approximately 9:00pm on June 6, 1998, 16-year-old Dena Dean left from Marvins Food Store in the Town West Shopping Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was not seen alive again. Her body was discovered 6 days later a short distance away.
Marvins Food Store

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Arby’s where Dena Dean worked

Dena had recently started working at this Arby's restaurant.
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Body of Dena Dean found here


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