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Linda Perhacs Missing Eight Months; Friends Hire Investigator

7/28/2026

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Linda Perhacs, an 82-year-old singer-songwriter, has been missing since leaving an assisted-living facility in the San Fernando Valley, California, eight months ago.
Former manager Laurel Stearns posted on Instagram on July 28, 2026 asking for information about Perhacs’ whereabouts.
Stearns filed a missing-persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department on June 6, 2026, which the department has not updated.
Friends Julia Holter and Mark “Frosty” McNeill have hired a private investigator and an elder-abuse attorney to locate her.

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Story summary

Linda Perhacs, an 82-year-old singer-songwriter, has been missing since leaving an assisted-living facility in the San Fernando Valley, California, eight months ago.
Former manager Laurel Stearns posted on Instagram on July 28, 2026 asking for information about Perhacs’ whereabouts.
Stearns filed a missing-persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department on June 6, 2026, which the department has not updated.
Friends Julia Holter and Mark “Frosty” McNeill have hired a private investigator and an elder-abuse attorney to locate her.