TX TX - Teresa Byers, 19, Kilgore, 1 Sept 1979

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Teresa Marie BYERS - Ruled out because we know for certain her DNA is in CODIS

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse Online Bulletin

Missing Person Details

Date Picture Updated:
10/17/2001
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Name: Teresa Marie Byers
Case Number: M0005003
Case Type: Endangered
Last Seen in: Kilgore (Gregg County)
Last Seen on: 9/1/1979
Height: 5' 4 "
Weight: 100 lbs.
Age Missing: 19
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Date of Birth: 5/28/1961
Race: White
Sex: Female
State Missing From: Texas
Country Missing From: USA
Circumstances: Ms. Byers has a cross-like scar on her left hand.

You can contact the Missing Persons Clearinghouse at :
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Texas Department of Public Safety
P O Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0422
Phone: (512) 424-5074
Helpline: (800) 346-3243




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I found this old Las Vegas newspaper article from 1997 describing the reunion of two of Teresa's younger siblings. Evidently she was the oldest of 6. From what I could get from the article, the siblings were split up around the time Teresa went missing. Some went into foster care, others to family. But since Teresa was older than 18, she wasn't under the jurisdiction of the state. I guess she might have run off, tired of what the article indicates was a dysfunctional family and somehow ended up in trouble after that. It seems like she just disappeared and fell of the face of the Earth.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/mar/28/brother-sister-reunited-after-25-lost-years/
 
Teresa Marie Byers

Byers, circa 1979
  • Missing Since 09/01/1979
  • Missing From Kilgore, Texas
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Date of Birth 05/28/1961 (57)
  • Age 18 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'4, 100 pounds
  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Byers has a cross-shaped scar on her left hand.
Details of Disappearance
Byers was last seen by her family in Kilgore, Texas sometime during the months of September through November 1979. She has never been heard from again. Foul play is suspected in Byers's case.

Teresa Marie Byers – The Charley Project
 
Current NAMUS:
Original

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
 
Breaks my heart every time I see Teresa’s face! :( Her parents have passed, her siblings have met one another and/or lived life knowing that the others have made it out of their tumultuous childhoods - except for Teresa. None of them know where Teresa is. I, for one, would love to know where she is! I truly hope she is living or has lived a very peaceful and happy life!!
 
Wow! I had to check it twice, the two seem to be such a close match, but Teresa has been ruled out as being this UID. According to NamUs.

Here are the current Unidentified Person exclusions per Teresa’s NamUs:

UP10466 11/02/1979 Pima AZ
UP3153 04/19/1981 Will IL
UP50273 05/16/2018 Natchitoches LA
UP6583 11/10/1979 Livingston NY
UP6259 04/22/1981 Lawrence OH
UP701 01/12/1981 Harris TX
UP4526 06/11/1984 Tarrant TX
UP6774 12/29/2009 Harris TX
UP6150 11/07/1998 Stafford VA
UP6249 11/14/1980 Rockingham VA
UP6629 02/03/1991 Frederick VA
UP6642 08/07/1986 Chesterfield VA
UP6661 02/03/1991 Stafford VA
UP6665 05/14/2007 Petersburg VA
UP6796 11/18/1985 Alleghany VA
UP8419 01/16/2001 Isle of Wight VA
UP8493 12/06/1993 Fairfax VA
UP8579 01/25/1981 Hanover VA
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA
 
People on Reddit are now saying she could be Walker county Jane Doe
 

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Newbie here -so on DOENETWORK.org it saysWalker County Jane Doe/91UFTX has been identified but no information was shared. Do we know who she was?also my personal Doe 264UFAZ could fit Teresa as well-
 
Newbie here -so on DOENETWORK.org it saysWalker County Jane Doe/91UFTX has been identified but no information was shared. Do we know who she was?also my personal Doe 264UFAZ could fit Teresa as well-
Hi! Welcome to Websleuths!

Yes, WCJD has been identified but the family has asked that no information be released right now. Here is a thread dedicated to her. It’s currently closed at the moment. Not sure when it will open up again for discussion. TX - TX - Huntsville, 'Walker County Jane Doe', WhtFem 14-16, 91UFTX, Nov'80 *GRAPHIC* #4
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...m-14-16-91uftx-nov80-graphic-4.584942/page-13
I’m not finding the Doe Network case you mentioned. Could it be this one? 262UFAZ
 
Her sister’s 1997 obituary lists Teresa as surviving her and living in Las Vegas. I doubt she was actually living or in Las Vegas at the time, but think it’s worth mentioning. Teresa has ties to several southwestern States.
 

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