NH NH - Shirley "Tippy" McBride, 15, Concord, 13 July 1984

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Case File 311DFNH

Shirley Anne McBride
Missing since July 13, 1984 from Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Classification: Endangered Missing

# Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: April 5, 1969
# Age at Time of Disappearance: 15 years old
# Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6; 110 pounds
# Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; blue eyes.
# Marks, Scars: One foot turns in slightly when walking
# Clothing: She was wearing light summer clothing at the time of her disappearance.
# Dentals: Inner edges of front teeth chipped
# AKA: Tippy

Circumstances of Disappearance
McBride was last seen leaving her leaving her sister’s apartment in Concord, New Hampshire on July 13, 1984.
She left behind money, clothing, and other personal effects. Although this case has not been ruled a homicide, the circumstances surrounding her disappearance would suggest foul play was involved.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning McBride's whereabouts, please contact:
Concord Police Department
603-225-8600
All information may be submitted anonymously.

NCIC Number:
M-208880043

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Charley Network
New England Unsolved 12/17/08

Reward Offered For Information In Old Cases

CONCORD, N.H. -- Three mysterious death cases in Concord may soon be given a jumpstart based on a significant cash reward being offered.

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Families Hope To Find Answers
The murder of Judy Lord, the disappearance of Shirley Ann McBride and the suspicious death of David Braley have gone unsolved for years. Concord Regional Crimeline is hoping to change that with a $5,000 reward for information on the cases.

"There's substantial evidence in each one of these cases, but not enough to charge anyone or move forward with a prosecution, and that's why this appeal is being made," Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Strelzin said.

More at:
http://www.wmur.com/news/4504831/detail.html

http://media.myfoxboston.com/news/mcbride.html

video for Tippy.

There have been conflicting statements as to if she arrived at her BF's place of business or not. Some say yes some say no.

LE believes she never left Concord that evening. That she met foul play.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/concord-police-turn-to-tv-show-in-1984-disappearance

September 5, 2008

Shirley "Tippy" McBride moved to Pittsfield from Manchester with her parents and siblings in 1983 and wasn't adjusting well, according to previous media accounts of her disappearance. She was skipping school, hitchhiking and getting into trouble. With her parents' agreement, she moved to Concord, into her stepsister's apartment at 25½ Union St.

She had been there a few months when she left around 10:30 p.m. on July 13, 1984 to visit her 21-year-old boyfriend. He was working the night shift at Concord Litho on Old Turnpike Road, and McBride was going to see him there, Flanagan said.

Her family never saw her again. And the police have never confirmed whether McBride made it to Concord Litho or made contact with her boyfriend.

McBride's stepsister, Donna Whitcomb, reported McBride missing two days later. Flanagan said Whitcomb likely waited because it wasn't unusual for McBride to take off for a day or so, but when she didn't return home after two, Whitcomb became concerned...


...The police have never identified McBride's boyfriend but said he still lives in Concord. Flanagan said the boyfriend was and remains a suspect in the case but has denied any involvement. Flanagan said the man has not been cooperative with investigators...

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: July 13, 1984 from Concord, New Hampshire
• Classification: Endangered Missing
• Date Of Birth: April 5, 1969
• Age: 15 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'6, 110 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. The inner edges of Shirley's upper front teeth are chipped. One of her feet turns slightly inward while she is walking. Shirley's nickname is Tippy.
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: Lightweight summer clothes.

Details of Disappearance
Shirley was last seen leaving her sister's apartment on Union Street in Concord, New Hampshire at 9:30 p.m. on July 13, 1984. She was planning to visit her 21-year-old boyfriend at his place of work. She did not take any of her personal belongings or clothing with her and did not have any additional cash. It's unclear whether she ever arrived to see her boyfriend. She has never been heard from again. She had a history of leaving home overnight without telling anyone, so she wasn't reported missing for a couple of days.

Shirley was living with her sister at the time she disappeared; she has moved out of her parents' home a few months before. She had begun to have problems in 1983 after her family moved to another town. She was often truant, was suspended from school, and became involved with drugs. Shirley regularly visited people at the state prison at the time she vanished; it is unknown whether any of the inmates are connected to her case. Despite her personal problems, her family does not believe she left of her own accord.

There were many sightings of Shirley in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York state after her disappearance, but none of the accounts were verified and police don't believe any of them were genuine. Investigators believe Shirley met with foul play and probably never left the city of Concord. Her boyfriend is considered a possible suspect in her case. Shirley's parents had her declared legally dead in 1996, twelve years after her disappearance, and her mother died in 2003. Shirley's case remains unsolved.


Three Concord Cold Cases Stymy Law Enforcement - July 15, 2011

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Wonder why the DNA testing is still not complete on NAMUS -
Status:Samples submitted - Tests not complete

There are a number of women and girls who went missing from within a 40 mile radius of Manchester, New Hampshire during the early 1980's. This is discussed more extensively on another missing person's thread from the same time period, Elizabeth Lamotte: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?338141-NH-Elizabeth-Lamotte-16-Manchester-6-April-1984&highlight=Elizabeth+lamotte.

Bumping for Shirley, today is her birthday.

After 3 Decades New Evidence Could Solve NH Missing Teen Case

Evidence rediscovered four years ago – including clothing believed to be Tippy's, witness information, and an admission by a suspect – could be the missing links that both the family and police hope will solve the case.

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https://patch.com/new-hampshire/con...new-evidence-could-solve-missing-nh-teen-case

Very informative article!
Thanks!

charminglane said:

Very informative article!
Thanks!

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Your Welcome .. there was a lot of information in the article, hopefully they find Tippy and the case is resolved.

Shirley has been missing for 34 years today.

Bumping for Shirley, today is her birthday.

Shirley has been missing for 35 years today.

Shirley Ann McBride

Shirley, circa 1984

Missing Since: July 13, 1984
Missing From: Concord, New Hampshire
Classification: Endangered Missing
Race/Sex: White/Female
Date of Birth: April 5, 1969
Age: 15 years old
Height: 5'6”
Weight: 110 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue

Clothing/Jewelry Description: Lightweight summer clothes.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. The inner edges of Shirley's upper front teeth are chipped. One of her feet turns slightly inward while she is walking. Shirley's nickname is Tippy.

Details of Disappearance
Shirley was last seen leaving her half-sister's apartment on Union Street in Concord, New Hampshire at 9:30 p.m. on July 13, 1984. She was planning to pick up some money a woman owed her for babysitting, then visit her 21-year-old boyfriend at his place of work, Concord Litho, which is on Old Turnpike Road near the Merrimack River.

It's unclear whether she ever arrived at Concord Litho. She has never been heard from again. She had a history of leaving home overnight without telling anyone, so she wasn't reported missing for a couple of days. She did not take any of her personal belongings or clothing with her and did not have any additional cash.

Shirley was living with her half-sister, Donna Whitcomb Reil, and Reil's children at the time she disappeared; she had moved out of her parents' home, with their permission, a few months before. She had begun to have problems in 1983 after her family moved from Manchester, New Hampshire to Pittsfield, New Hampshire.

She couldn't make new friends in Pittsfield, was often truant, was suspended from school, and used marijuana. She regularly visited people at the state prison at the time she vanished; it is unknown whether any of the inmates are connected to her case. She earned spending money by babysitting for local families.

Despite her personal problems, Shirley's family does not believe she left of her own accord. Within a week of her disappearance, her father decided she was probably dead. He suspected her boyfriend was involved in her case and tracked the man's movements; as a result, Shirley's father was arrested for stalking. The boyfriend has not been ruled out as a person of interest in her case.

There were many sightings of Shirley in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York state after her disappearance, but none of the accounts were verified and police don't believe any of them were genuine. Investigators believe Shirley met with foul play, possibly on the day she disappeared, and that she probably never left the city of Concord.

Another possible suspect is Walter Davis II, a Merrimack, New Hampshire man who worked in Concord at the time of Shirley's disappearance. His teenage half-sister and mother caught him trying to burn some damp clothes, including denim bib overalls and a stained cotton shirt, in the fireplace in July 1984, the same month Shirley disappeared.

Davis reportedly told the women he had raped a girl, thrown her in the Merrimack River and kept her clothes. His half-sister hid the clothes in a closet and told a friend about what had happened. The friend told the Merrimack police, who retrieved the clothes and questioned Davis and his family.

He told them he'd simply found the clothes on the edge of White Park Pond in Concord, and said he took them home because he thought the overalls might fit his teenage sister. White Park Pond is near Reil's Union Street Apartment.

Shirley's parents and Reil went to the Merrimack Police Department to look at the overalls and shirt Davis had tried to burn, and they identified the items as Shirley's clothing. Merrimack investigators asked Davis to take a lie detector test in Shirley's case, but he refused. He died in 2003. The Concord Police Department, which was investigating Shirley's disappearance, didn't learn about the existence of the clothing until 2014. The Concord police took custody of the clothing at that time and said they were going to test it for DNA, but it's unclear whether this was ever done.

Shirley's parents had her declared legally dead in 1996, twelve years after her disappearance. Her mother died in 2003, her father died in 2015, and her older sister Robin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Both Robin and Reil hope for answers in Shirley's disappearance. Her remains unsolved.

Dentals: Available (inner edges of front teeth chipped)
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Samples submitted; tests not complete

Investigating Agency
Concord Police Department
Todd Flannigan: 603-225-8600
Agency Case Number: 84-014758
NCIC Case Number: M208880043

Source Information

• NamUs MP2052
• The Charley Project
• The Doe Network 311DFNH
• NewsLibrary
• Concord Regional Crimeline
• MyFox Boston
• The Pensacola News Journal
• Concord, New Hampshire Patch

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Bumping for Shirley, today is her birthday.

Shirley has been missing for 36 years today.

Very little is said about the boyfriend...I'm wondering, did Shirley's sister or parents know about him?

Also, she "regularly visited people at the state prison at the time she vanished"? If it was known that she was going there, then who were these prisoners she visited and how had she met them? Would they have allowed a minor, alone, visiting to visit some unrelated inmates?