Missing 1980 to 1989

The Doe Network: Case File 160DMIA Left: Gosch, circa 1982; Right: Age-progressed to age 40 (circa 2010) John David Gosch Missing since September 5, 1982 from West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Classification: Non-Family Abduction Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: November 12, 1969 Age at Time of Disappearance: 12 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7; 140 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Light brown, short hair; blue eyes. Marks, Scars: Gosch has facial freckles. He has a horseshoe-shaped scar on his tongue and a birthmark on his left cheek. Clothing: A white sweatshirt with Kim's Academy imprinted on the back, warm-up pants and blue rubber thong sandals. Dentals: There is a gap between his front...

The Doe Network: Case File 290DFCA Left and Center: Misheloff, circa 1989; Right: Age-progressed image of Misheloff at age 30 (circa 2005) Ilene Beth Misheloff Missing since January 30, 1989 from Dublin, Alameda County, California. Classification: Non-Family Abduction Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: March 12, 1975 Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3; 115 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Marks, Scars: Misheloff has freckles on her cheeks and on the bridge of her nose, and a small lump on the inside of her left ankle. She has pierced ears. Clothing: A charcoal gray Espirit pullover polo sweater, a horizontally striped pink and charcoal...

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/man-charged-murder-connection-1988-kidnapping-michaela-garecht-three-decades-n1251995 Man charged with murder in connection to 1988 kidnapping of Michaela Garecht three decades after she vanished from California supermarket A convicted murderer has been arrested and charged with murder in the 1988 cold case of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht, who vanished from a supermarket in Hayward, California, more than three decades ago. David Misch, 59, is charged with murder and two special circumstances, including murder during the course of a kidnapping and having been convicted of a previous murder, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced at a press conference on Monday. Michaela Garecht was...

https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1417534/1/screen Sherry Quinn Missing Since Sep 5, 1980 Missing From Woodbridge, VA DOB Sep 29, 1962 Age Now 58 Sex Female Race White Hair Color Brown Eye Color Brown Height 5'3" Weight 130 lbs Extra Photo Both photos shown are of Sherry. She was last seen on September 5, 1980. Sherry may have travelled out of state. She may go by the nickname Frizz. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT Prince William County Police Department (Virginia) 1-703-792-6500 https://www.crimewatchers.net/media/sherry-lynn-quinn-missing-from-woodbridge-va-since-5-september-1980-age-17.1259/#xfmg-comment-1333

Missing Person / NamUs #MP20399 Glenn Eugene Thompson, Male, White / Caucasian Date of Last Contact: December 28, 1989 Missing From: Quincy, Washington Missing Age: 33 Years The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Circumstances of Disappearance: Glenn had just been released from the American Lake VA hospital in Tacoma, WA two days prior to going missing. He was residing at The Quincy Inn and left on foot and was not seen again. Some of his clothing was located about 10 miles west of Quincy near the shoreline of the Columbia River. No other signs of him were discovered other than his clothes and crutches. *CLICK THE REPORT BUTTON IF YOU'D LIKE THIS CASE MOVED TO THE GENERAL DISCUSSION AREA TO BE OPENED FOR...

The Doe Network: Case File 327DFNY Left: McCormick, circa 1986; Right: Age-Progression to age 38 (circa 2011) Tammie Anne McCormick Missing since April 29, 1986 from Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: July 3, 1972 Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5; 108 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Shoulder length, light brown/blonde hair; hazel eyes. Tattoos: Tammie has a homemade tattoo of "T.A.M." on her upper left arm. Clothing: An over sized, yellow and white striped shirt; black corduroy pants; and beige, high heeled boots. Jean Jacket. She was carrying a shoulder bag. Dentals: Available...

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3952dffl.html 3952DFFL - Martha Jean Lambert The images on the right have been age-progressed to 24 and 29 years. Name: Martha Jean Lambert Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: November 27, 1985 Location Last Seen: Elkton, St. Johns County, Florida Physical Description Date of Birth: March 26, 1973 Age: 12 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 4'5" Weight: 70 lbs. Hair Color: Blonde, Shoulder Length Eye Color: Blue Distinguishing Marks/Features: Birthmarks on the front of her right thigh and on her upper left chest, Protruding front teeth Identifiers Dentals: Available Fingerprints: Not Available DNA: Available Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Matching two-piece...

Christopher's photo is shown age-progressed to 32 years. He was discovered missing from his crib in the early hours of July 15, 1986. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In the early morning hours of July 15, 1986, Christopher's parents couldn't locate their son. They had put him to bed at midnight and found his crib empty in the morning. Their garage door opener was missing and a basement window was open. Christopher has never been heard from again. At 6:30 a.m., his parents alerted the police. Arriving officers couldn't find any signs of forced entry, but the front door was unlocked on the night of his disappearance. Members of Christopher's family initially seemed like potential suspects in his case. His parents had...

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Missing Person / NamUs #MP93446 James Scott Rawlings, Male, White / Caucasian Missing Age - 23 Years First Name - James Middle Name - Scott Last Name - Rawlings Nickname/Alias - James Arwigs Sex - Male Height - 5' 10" (70 Inches) Weight - 150 lbs Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian Date of Last Contact - March 8, 1986 Hair Color - Sandy Eye Color - Hazel (required glasses to see) Distinctive Physical Features - scar on forehead. small birthmark on forehead, may have a wolf head tattoo on his chest, left-handed, dimples in cheeks when smiling Last Known Location Map Location - Mercer, Wisconsin County - Iron County Missing From Tribal Land - No Circumstances of...

Tiffany was a junior at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 1989; she majored in finance. She resided in the 2600 block of southwest 35th Place in Casablanca East Condominiums. Tiffany told her roommate she was going to take a walk along Williston Road at approximately 6:00 p.m. on February 9, 1989. Witnesses saw a woman matching Tiffany's description speaking to several unidentified individuals in a vehicle shortly afterwards. The woman may have entered the car, but the witnesses were uncertain. Authorities have never confirmed if the person was Tiffany. She has never been heard from again. She left her wallet, keys and identification inside her residence. Michael Christopher Knickbocker was considered a possible suspect in...

Amanda Lee Fravel 64-65 inches tall green eyes 110 lbs tattoo of a rose on left hand brown hair, would bleach her hair blond white/Asian https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/8239 http://charleyproject.org/case/amanda-lee-fravel Amanda worked at a Taco Bell restaurant. She did not own a vehicle, and frequently got around by hitchhiking. Friends later stated that she had stopped hitchhiking due to a bad experience. She moved to Las Vegas from California in 1985. Amanda had an unhappy and chaotic home life and childhood growing up in California. On the day of her disappearance, her roommate, who went by the name of "Lew Frank", told police that Amanda had left their South 3rd St. apartment, planning to go pick up her paycheck...

Barbara Louise Cotton disappeared from Williston, North Dakota on April 11th 1981. She has never been seen or heard from again. Most information available states that she was last seen leaving a local restaurant. However, law enforcement had reports that she was seen at a party later that evening with one of the friends she was with at the restaurant. According to her mother, Barb was with a new boyfriend named Stacey Werder at the restaurant. No one else remembers anything about Barb having a boyfriend. Stacey was from California and hitchhiked everywhere as he didn't drive. According to his sisters he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and subsequently discharged from the Navy in 1980. He committed suicide in jail in...

204DFNH - Laureen Ann Rahn The second and third images are age-progressed to 37 and 46 years. Name: Laureen Ann Rahn Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: April 27, 1980 Location Last Seen: Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Physical Description Date of Birth: April 3, 1966 Age: 14 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'4" Weight: 90 lbs. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has a scar on her upper leg. Identifiers Dentals: Available. Four fillings in four teeth, occlusal fillings in teeth 14, 18, 19 and 30. Fingerprints: Not Available DNA: Available Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: White v-neck sweater, a blue plaid blouse, and blue jeans. Jewelry...

The Doe Network: Case File 1739DFNY Erica Jayne Franolich Missing since October 13, 1986 from Middleburgh, New York Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: August 12, 1960 Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 100 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Marks, Scars: Mole on left knee Clothing: Baggy shirt, blue denim overalls. Dentals: Buck teeth AKA: Erica Poprafsky Circumstances of Disappearance Erica was last seen at approximately 21:00 in the vicinity of Main Street and Rail Road Avenue in Middleburgh, NY. Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: New York State Police...

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Gwendolyn Mae Clemons Last seen in Kansas City, Missouri. MEDIA - GWENDOLYN MAE CLEMONS: Missing from Kansas City, MO since 24 Nov 1982 - Age 23

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14788 Margie was last seen leaving in her car to go get a gallon of milk. Her vehicle was found abandoned in Howell Michigan a few weeks later. edited by staff to add media link https://www.crimewatchers.net/media/margie-ann-ranshaw-missing-from-barryton-mi-since-may-17-1987-age-29.416/

Kathleen Ranft, 29, is missing from Seguin, Tx., since April, 1985. Of special interest: Skeletal remains pending ID have been recently discovered about 7 or so miles from where Kathleen’s vehicle was found parked, at a club reportedly her destination before determined missing. https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/8665

NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Early morning of January 24, 1987 a witness observed two unknown white males assault and force the missing person into a older model green 2 dr. vehicle and drive off. Please help find a photograph and more information on Yun Cha Dainiak. edited by staff to add media link https://www.crimewatchers.net/media/early-morning-of-january-24-1987-a-witness-observed-two-unknown-white-males-assault-and-force-yun-cha-dainiak-into-a-car-texas.1371/

The Doe Network: Case File 211DFFL First Age progression by Danny Sollitti Last 5 by Diana Trepkov Tammy Lynn Leppert Missing since July 6, 1983 from Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: February 5, 1965 Age at Time of Disappearance: 18 years old Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4; 105 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Curly blonde hair; hazel eyes. Clothing: Leppert was last seen wearing a blue blouse with flower appliques on the shoulder and a denim skirt. Medical Conditions: She may have been 3 months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. DNA: Available Circumstances of Disappearance Leppert, a teen-model who...

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3621dfut.html 3621DFUT - Vickie Annette Smock Name: Vickie Annette Smock Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: January 01, 1986 Location Last Seen: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Physical Description Date of Birth: April 11, 1960 Age: 24 Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'7" Weight: 125-145 lbs. Hair Color: Brown (dyed blonde; shoulder length; layered) Eye Color: Hazel Nickname/Alias: Robinson (1984), Davis (1979), Mismash (1976) Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Not Available Fingerprints: Available DNA: Available Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Unknown Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Circumstances of Disappearance...