Cases from 1990-1999

[JeannieC]

The families of the girls and young women later would learn the fate of their loved ones. Three had been sexually assaulted and all were strangled. On Monday, police charged Anthony Allen Shore with four counts of capital murder in connection with the deaths, the mysteries apparently solved by a Dallas lab the Houston Police Department contracts for evidence testing.

Shore, who has held several jobs over the years, including as a musician playing guitar and keyboard with a band, has had a number of addresses, but has remained in Houston most of his life, Swaim said.

The caller said, correctly, that the dead girl's birthday was May 11 and, incorrectly, that her name was Ruby. However, police said, Sanchez had a friend named Ruby and may have given her abductor that name.

Swaim said police believe Shore made that call.

Sanchez had been sexually assaulted.

The manner of Rebollar's strangulation was identical to that of Estrada, and uncommon enough that police were certain the two were victims of the same killer.

"I wish I could share with you ... what he told us, but it's unspeakable," Swaim said. "What he did is unspeakable.

"The tug of evil and good in this city is alive. Finally, good triumphed."


Chronicle reporter Mike Glenn contributed to this story.

http://missing87975.yuku.com/topic/3280

 

[JeannieC]

CHAMBERS COUNTY SHERIFF: LOUISIANA MAN CONFESSES TO KILLING 13-YEAR-OLD TEXAS CITY GIRL 14 YEARS AGO

By SCOTT REESE WILLEY

Hometown Press

A Louisiana man has confessed to killing a 13-year-old Texas City girl 14 years ago, Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive announced Thursday.

Kevin Edison Smith, 45, confessed on Oct. 19 to the slaying of Krystal Jean Baker in June 1996, LaRive told the media via email.

A state medical lab has confirmed earlier this month that Smith's DNA matched the DNA found on the dress of Baker, whose body was found beneath a Chambers County bridge in 1996, LaRive reported Friday.

On March 5, 1996, Krystal Jean Baker left her grandmother's house at approximately 1:20 p.m. With no word from her by that evening, her grandmother reported her missing. Two weeks later her body was found under the I-10 bridge over the Trinity River is Texas City. She had been strangled.

DNA linked a Louisiana man, Kevin Edison Smith, 45, to Krystal's murder. He was arrested and charged in September, 2010.

TEXAS CITY — The mother of a girl found slain under a Chambers County bridge in 1996 said Friday a suspect’s arrest and murder charge in the cold case was a miracle.

Kevin Edison Smith, 45, of Louisiana, was arrested Wednesday at his refinery job in Groves on a Chambers County Sheriff’s Office warrant, charging him with murder in the killing of Krystal Jean Baker, Texas City Police Chief Robert Burby said.

DNA gathered from the case and processed through the Texas Department of Public Safety led to an arrest, Burby said.
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/178886/

She said, "I wish I could wake up out of this nightmare and hold my little girl in my arms."
Adding to her grief was the fact that her daughter's killer was never brought to justice. On the run all these years -- until now. DNA evidence led authorities to arrest 45-year-old Kevin Edison Smith of Louisiana. He was taken into custody at a job site in Chambers County where he'd been working as a welder.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7686971

KRYSTAL JEAN BAKER

http://www.silsbeebee.com/news.php?viewStory=2118

 

[:+:MrTT:+:]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1833dftx.html

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  [*]Date Of Birth: November 12, 1976
  [*]Age at Time of Disappearance: 20 years old
  [*]Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3" (160 cm); 125 lbs (57 kg).
  [*]Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Long brown hair; blue eyes. Her ears are pierced.
  [*]Marks, Scars: She has a tattoo of a rose and the name "Francisco" on the palm of her right hand, and a tattoo of a scorpion on her right shoulder.
  [*]Clothing: Black velvet shirt, blue jeans, blue closed-toe sandals.
  [*]Jewelry: 14k gold rope bracelet, 1/4 carat diamond stud earrings.
  [*]Dentals: Available
  [*]DNA: Available

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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 1831DFTX

Tina Louise Bowen
Missing since July 14, 1997 from Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing



Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: November 17, 1978
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 18 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"-5'7"; 120 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Shoulder length light brown hair; brown eyes. Pierced ears.
•Clothing: A Duke University sweatshirt, shorts and flip-flop sandals.




Circumstances of Disappearance
Bowen was last seen inside her residence at 517 Silverdale in Conroe, Texas on July 14, 1997. Bowen lived with her parents, her mother last saw her at home in the predawn hours of July 14. Tina's mother, said her daughter was asleep the last time she looked in on her about 03:30 and was gone at 09.00 when she checked on her again.
She reported her daughter missing when she learned later in the day that the teen was not with her boyfriend.
Investigators in this case suspect foul play.

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1831dftx.html
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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 1848DFTX

Wandolyn Ann Holland
Missing since January 6, 1994 from Houston, Harris County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: September 25, 1961
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 32 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4' 11"; 87 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Black female. Black hair; brown eyes. Ms. Holland has her ears and nose pierced.
•Marks, Scars: She has a scar above the left side of her upper lip.
•Clothing: She was last seen wearing a scarf on her head, a jacket and faded jeans.
•AKA: Little Bit

Circumstances of Disappearance
Holland was last seen in in the area of Sharondale Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Houston, Texas on January 6, 1994

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1848dftx.html
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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 2306DFTX

Tina Marie Moody
Missing since March 5, 1998 from Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: April 22, 1965
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 32 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 110 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: Black female. Black hair; brown eyes.
•Marks, Scars: Scars on her abdomen, right arms, right eye, left forearm, forehead, face, left cheek, and on her nose.
•AKA: Tina Marie Jackson, Tina Marie Moore, Tina Jackson Moody, Tina White


Circumstances of Disappearance
Tina Moody was last seen in Fort Worth, TX on March 5, 1998.
She was last seen driving a black 4 door 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Ciera, bearing Texas plates WGC83R. Foul play is possible

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/images/TMMoody.jpg

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2306dftx.html


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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 1278DFTX

Vivian Joyce Elliott
Missing since September 16, 1992 from Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Missing


Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: March 3, 1943
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 49 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6" (167 cm.); 110 lbs. (50 kg.)
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; blue eyes. Elliot wears reading glasses and has pierced ears.
•Dentals: Elliott is missing two of her front bottom teeth and has a discolored top front tooth.
•Clothing: Elliott was last seen wearing a red blouse and white pants.
•AKA: Joi Elliott; Joy Elliott; Fannie; Francis or Kathleen


Circumstances of Disappearance
Elliot was last seen on September 16, 1992 in Texas.

She may be in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California

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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 1168DFTX

Jayne Elizabeth Winship Davis
Missing since April 30, 1993 from Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Missing



Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: July 26, 1968
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 24 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6": 130 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Hazel eyes; brown hair.
•Marks, Scars: She has a scar on the bridge of her nose, between her eyes and birthmarks on her hip and on the calf of her leg, unknown left or right.
•Dentals: Available


Circumstances of Disappearance
Davis was last seen in Houston, TX on April 30, 1993.

She intended to travel from Houston to Brenham to visit in-laws, but she would return to her Houston home a few days later. It is unknown if she ever left the Houston area.

Davis left behind a 2-year-old son when she disappeared. Foul play is possible.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
800-346-3243
--
Houston Police Department
713-731-5223

NCIC Number: M-322203078
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1168dftx.html

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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 279DFTX

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Stephanie Michele Buehler
Missing since September 8, 1990 from Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: September 10, 1971
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 18 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7; 125 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
•Tattoos: The word Taxie with a red heart and a musical note, along with a zigzag, on her upper left arm; The phrase Wicked Innocence with a long-haired skull on her right shoulder; A skull smoking a cigarette on her left breast; A red rose with a spider web on the back of her right shoulder.
•AKA: Shelly; Michele


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Buehler was last seen on September 8, 1990 near her home in Houston, Texas. One of her car's tires was flat and she parked the vehicle near the corner of Westheimer and Beltway 8.
Authorities suspect that Buehler attempted to walk the half-mile back to her home from the location, but never arrived. Foul play is suspected in her case.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning Buehler's whereabouts, please contact:
Texas Department Of Public Safety
800-346-3243
Or
Houston Police Department
713-731-5223
You may remain anonymous when submitting information to any agency.

Agency Case Number: 09-4532590

NCMEC Number: NCMA 1068761

NCIC Number: M-180886470
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information: Texas Department Of Public Safety
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
NamUs

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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 603DFTX

Tara Suzette Breckenridge
Missing since August 4, 1992 from Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Missing




Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: September 30, 1968
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 23 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 115 lbs.
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes.
•Marks, Scars: She has a small scar under the left side of her lower lip, a scar under her left arm and a scar on her left side. She was known to keep her fingernails long and painted red. She wears contacts or glasses.
•Clothing: She was wearing blue shorts, a light-colored top and sandals.
•Jewelry: A Del Rio High School ring engraved with Class of 1981
•Dentals: Her two upper front teeth are discolored in the middle.




Circumstances of Disappearance
Tara Breckenridge was last seen leaving the Men's Club, an upscale adult night spot in Houston, Texas where she worked as a waitress. The security guard at the club told police that he walked Tara to her car and that she drove off without incident.
Her red 1986 Pontiac Fiero was found abandoned about three miles from the club. Foul play is feared in her disappearance.
Tara grew up in Del Rio, Texas, and was the third of five children in a devoutly religious family. After high school, she arrived in Houston to pursue a career in photography.




Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Houston Police Department
713-247-8111
Email Form

Agency Case Number: 084030392


NCIC Number: M-381309139
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
NCMA
Unsolved Mysteries

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/603dftx.html

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[JeannieC]

The Doe Network: Case File 365DFTX

Amanda Gail Slaughter
Missing since April 28, 1991 from Orangefield, Orange County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Runaway


Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: August 13, 1976
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'7; 140 pounds
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. Slaughter wears eyeglasses.
•Marks, Scars: She has a suture scar on her inner right calf.
•Dentals: Available
•DNA: Not available



Circumstances of Disappearance
Slaughter packed all of her belongings and ran away from her family's Orangefield, Texas home on April 28, 1991. She left in the middle of the night and took all of the cash from her parents' wallets.

She has a history of running away, but has never been absent for this length of time. Slaughter may be in the company of a 19-year-old White male.
The night she left, her friend down the street did, too. Rumors were the girls were dancing in Houston. A year later, the girlfriend returned. Amanda didn't. The friend wouldn't say where she had been or what had happened to Amanda.


Investigators
If you have any information concerning Slaughter's whereabouts, please contact:
Orange County Sheriff's Office
409-883-2612
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

NCMEC #: NCMC767467; TDPS R9106001

NCIC Number:
M489111877
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
The Beaumont Enterprise
Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/365dftx.html
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[nutkin]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/365dftx.html
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A sad ending to her story: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/d...-s-safe-links-missing-Orange-teen-3346523.php

 

[bessie]

Welcome to Websleuths, Nutkin. Thank you for the update on Amanda.

Such a sad story! I'm only relieved that her parents finally have answers.

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[JeannieC]

This is so sad for her parents, daughter, family, and friends. Rest in Peace, Amanda.

 

[JeannieC]

Laura's Legacy

By Alex Tresniowski

Heartbroken by Their Daughter's Kidnapping, Bob and Gay Smither Found a Way to Help Other Parents Caught in a Crisis

Twelve-year-old Laura Smither was only a little late for breakfast, but she wasn't the type of girl to be late at all, much less for pancakes, her favorite meal. Everybody always remarked how Laura was so mature for her age, and if she said she was going to take a quick run and be back in time for pancakes, well, then, something had to be wrong. "We were out in the fields screaming her name," says her mother, Gay, now 42, of that awful April morning five years ago. "We thought maybe she had been run over and couldn't get up."

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20136983,00.html

 

[JeannieC]

Erica Ann Garcia, 14. Last seen at teen club on Beechnut early hours of June 7, 1997. Body found same day at vacant Alief General Hospital.

 

[lgrahamtx]

Bumping for Jessica - 16 years missing as of yesterday.

 

[bessie]

I didn't find any news stories to commemorate the 16th anniversary of Jessica Cain's disappearance, so I'll re-post this article published on the 15th anniversary last year.

Fifteen years later, Jessica Cain’s disappearance still a mystery

by Doug Miller / KHOU 11 News khou.com
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Updated Friday, Aug 17 at 6:46 PM
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A young woman named Jessica Cain, just days away from her high school graduation, had spent the evening performing in a musical gala. A few of her drama club friends celebrated their performance at a Bennigan’s restaurant in the Clear Lake area. Then, she drove away in her pickup truck and simply vanished.
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“You know all the time that she’s out there somewhere, and that the right person coming forward, the right person being brave even after all this time, and just giving us the information we need,” O’Neill said. “All we want to do is just know where she is.”

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[KKsRoost]

This woman is my sister. I reported her missing on March 21, 1990. Her remains were actually found 18 months after she disappeared by hunters. Montgomery County had her listed as a Jane Doe until we came across her in 2001. This should never happen to a family, I mean THEY had her as a Jane Doe but didn't let other agency's know about her. For 11 years I searched and searched for her. We had a funereal in 2001, we never got a death certificate for Beverly, and here we are another 12 years later and nobody will give us one. She came up missing from Harris Co, but was found in Montgomery Co. Anybody got any ideas how to get a death certificate?

 

[bessie]

This woman is my sister. I reported her missing on March 21, 1990. Her remains were actually found 18 months after she disappeared by hunters. Montgomery County had her listed as a Jane Doe until we came across her in 2001. This should never happen to a family, I mean THEY had her as a Jane Doe but didn't let other agency's know about her. For 11 years I searched and searched for her. We had a funereal in 2001, we never got a death certificate for Beverly, and here we are another 12 years later and nobody will give us one. She came up missing from Harris Co, but was found in Montgomery Co. Anybody got any ideas how to get a death certificate?

Welcome, KKsRoost. I'm so sorry about Beverly. It's awful to think she was right there in MC all that time and her family didn't know. Such a shame!

In Montgomery County, you can apply online to receive a certified copy of a death certificate. The fee is $20 for the first copy, and $3 for each additional copy. You, and you must be a relative, and I believe you have to submit a copy of a driver's license. Here is the link with the information you need. I hope this will help you.

http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/dept/departments_c/county_clerk/birth_death_certificates.html