WA WA - Angela Meeker, 13, Tacoma, 7 July 1979
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If you do the most basic of background check, looks like she is alive and well. Even using the same name. I would love to hear about her life before she decided to leave and never look back.
All of the Websites which feature Angela's case indicate that she is still missing. It is possible that there is another person with the same name - or that she is erroneously listed on a website which claims to locate people.
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Angela Mae Meeker
Missing since July 7, 1979 from Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Meeker was last seen on July 7, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. Angela Meeker, who had run away from home in the past, disappeared on her way to the Tacoma Mall to buy a birthday card for a friend. Since, there have been no contacts or verified sightings of Meeker. Foul play is suspected.
Police did little investigating at first because of the teenager's history of running away and truancy. It wasn't until two years later that she was formally listed as a missing person.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Tacoma Police Department
Detective Dave Debault
253-591-5905
253-591-5694
Agency Case Number: 79191392
NCMEC #: NCMC603013
NCIC Number: M305699258
Source Information:
California Department of Justice
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
WASPC
Seattle PI
NCMEC
NamUs MP#6394
City of Tacoma
The Doe Network: Case File 1351DFWA
Last: Age progressed image to 46 (Circa 2011)
Angela Mae Meeker
Missing since July 7, 1979 from Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
- Date Of Birth: July 9, 1965
- Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old
- Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'2"; 109 lbs.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Dark blonde, shoulder length hair; hazel eyes. Right-handed.
- Marks, Scars: Dark mole on her left lower cheek, by her mouth.
- Dentals: Dental X-rays available.
- Clothing: Blue jeans, flowered black top, red or blue satin jacket and a distinctive black felt hat with red feathers and sandals.
- AKA: Angie
- DNA: Available
Circumstances of Disappearance
Meeker was last seen on July 7, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. Angela Meeker, who had run away from home in the past, disappeared on her way to the Tacoma Mall to buy a birthday card for a friend. Since, there have been no contacts or verified sightings of Meeker. Foul play is suspected.
Police did little investigating at first because of the teenager's history of running away and truancy. It wasn't until two years later that she was formally listed as a missing person.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Tacoma Police Department
Detective Dave Debault
253-591-5905
253-591-5694
Agency Case Number: 79191392
NCMEC #: NCMC603013
NCIC Number: M305699258
Source Information:
California Department of Justice
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
WASPC
Seattle PI
NCMEC
NamUs MP#6394
City of Tacoma
The Doe Network: Case File 1351DFWA
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Decked out as beautifully as she was reported to have been, it seems possible to me that she was planning on meeting up with someone at the mall.
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If you look for Angela Meeker on Facebook the woman that you are talking about comes up, but Meeker is her married name. So not the same Angela mentioned here, although the resemblance really is uncanny.
People do many things to try and throw you off to not be found. I will have to take another look but I do believe I connected her back to the area she went missing from or very close. One thing I have learned is their are no coincidences especially when it comes to this kind of stuff. Same age , same name, same hometown, AND you look exactly alike!?
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Bumping.
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Angela has been missing for 41 years today.
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Today is Angela's birthday.
Angela has been missing for 41 years. Here is some dated (2015 and 2016) information from missing posters.
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Angela Meeker missing: Reward now $20,000 to help solve mystery of Tacoma teen who vanished on way to mall
Published October 7, 2016
TACOMA -- The FBI is hoping a new $20,000 reward will encourage someone to come forward with information to solve a mystery in Tacoma.
Angela Meeker would be 51 years old now. She was just two days shy of her 14th birthday when she went missing in 1979.
Tacoma Police Det. Lindsey Wade says Meeker was walking to the Tacoma Mall to buy a birthday card for a friend when she disappeared on July 7th. "We believe that there are people out there who have information on what happened to Angie. There's quite a few people we know that she associated with and so at this point they are just going and trying to contact as many of those people as possible."...
... The last confirmed sighting came from an acquaintance who said he gave her a ride and dropped her off by the Payless store.
"We really rely on people coming forward who may have even spoken to investigators originally," said FBI Special Agent Terry Postma
The FBI’s South Sound Cold Case Working Group in Pierce County is helping to put the pieces together of what happened 37 years ago. “I think anytime that you bring in additional investigators and have a fresh look at a case file, that's always helpful," said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kelly Smith
So far, everyone they've talked to remembers Angie because of her spunky personality. "
“She had a little bit of history of maybe running away for a couple of days or being away from home for a couple of days at a time but she would always come back," added Special Agent Postma.
Investigators think the $20,000 reward may help solve the mystery or lead them to her recovery. "We're just hoping that that may motivate somebody who was otherwise reluctant to come forward to actually call us," adds Det. Wade.
If you know anything that can help investigators find out what happened to Angela Meeker in Tacoma, please call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS
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ORIGINAL WMW CASE December 11, 2015 --
It was almost four decades ago that a teenage girl went missing in Tacoma after heading to the mall.
Detectives continue to search for answers in her disappearance and they're hoping you can help find her.
“The fact that she was 13 and literally just disappeared off the face of the earth is unusual,” says Tacoma Police Det. Lindsey Wade. She's talking about Angela Meeker, who vanished two days before her 14th birthday on July 7, 1979. Wade says, “She was headed to the Tacoma Mall to purchase a birthday card for a friend and that was the last time she was seen by any of her family members.” But, a friend says he saw her on the road. “An acquaintance of hers was interviewed and he actually reported that he ran into Angie on her way to the mall and gave her a ride and said that he dropped her off in the area of the Payless store.”
No one ever heard from her again.
“There was a party scheduled for later in the evening, a birthday party for Angela and another friend and Angela didn’t show up to the party and none of the party-goers reported seeing her at the party or any time after that,” detective Wade explains.
And because Angela was known to run away and stay gone for a couple of days at a time she wasn’t reported missing until three days later.
But police don’t believe that Angela just took off. Wade says, “We had another case that occurred about six months later, not too far from here and it was another 13 year old girl who went missing and was found murdered 12 days later and that case is also unsolved.”
Police have persons of interest, but have been unable to link them to any crime. They also haven’t been able to claim any remains discovered in the area. “We have her dental records, we have DNA and we have had no matches,” Wade adds.
For Angela’s family, that signals hope that she could still be alive. “I know the family always wants to hold out hope that their loved one is still out there. It’s been 36 years since she went missing and she was just a young girl. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where would she be and what would she be doing all this time, but you just never know,” Wade says.
She has taken over this missing person's mystery and has a special request for those who knew this teenage girl, saying “If there are people who knew Angie that might have any information about what was going on in her life at the time, relationships she was in, if they have any information or even speculation about what happened to her, I’d be interested in hearing about it.”
Angela would be 50 years old now.
She was 5'1" and 100 pounds at the time of her disappearance with hazel eyes and blonde hair.
If you know anything that can help detectives find out what happened to her, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS
LINK:
Angela Meeker missing: Reward now $20,000 to help solve mystery of Tacoma teen who vanished on way to mall
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Angela Meeker missing: Reward now $20,000 to help solve mystery of Tacoma teen who vanished on way to mall
Published October 7, 2016
TACOMA -- The FBI is hoping a new $20,000 reward will encourage someone to come forward with information to solve a mystery in Tacoma.
Angela Meeker would be 51 years old now. She was just two days shy of her 14th birthday when she went missing in 1979.
Tacoma Police Det. Lindsey Wade says Meeker was walking to the Tacoma Mall to buy a birthday card for a friend when she disappeared on July 7th. "We believe that there are people out there who have information on what happened to Angie. There's quite a few people we know that she associated with and so at this point they are just going and trying to contact as many of those people as possible."...
... The last confirmed sighting came from an acquaintance who said he gave her a ride and dropped her off by the Payless store.
"We really rely on people coming forward who may have even spoken to investigators originally," said FBI Special Agent Terry Postma
The FBI’s South Sound Cold Case Working Group in Pierce County is helping to put the pieces together of what happened 37 years ago. “I think anytime that you bring in additional investigators and have a fresh look at a case file, that's always helpful," said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kelly Smith
So far, everyone they've talked to remembers Angie because of her spunky personality. "
“She had a little bit of history of maybe running away for a couple of days or being away from home for a couple of days at a time but she would always come back," added Special Agent Postma.
Investigators think the $20,000 reward may help solve the mystery or lead them to her recovery. "We're just hoping that that may motivate somebody who was otherwise reluctant to come forward to actually call us," adds Det. Wade.
If you know anything that can help investigators find out what happened to Angela Meeker in Tacoma, please call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS
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ORIGINAL WMW CASE December 11, 2015 --
It was almost four decades ago that a teenage girl went missing in Tacoma after heading to the mall.
Detectives continue to search for answers in her disappearance and they're hoping you can help find her.
“The fact that she was 13 and literally just disappeared off the face of the earth is unusual,” says Tacoma Police Det. Lindsey Wade. She's talking about Angela Meeker, who vanished two days before her 14th birthday on July 7, 1979. Wade says, “She was headed to the Tacoma Mall to purchase a birthday card for a friend and that was the last time she was seen by any of her family members.” But, a friend says he saw her on the road. “An acquaintance of hers was interviewed and he actually reported that he ran into Angie on her way to the mall and gave her a ride and said that he dropped her off in the area of the Payless store.”
No one ever heard from her again.
“There was a party scheduled for later in the evening, a birthday party for Angela and another friend and Angela didn’t show up to the party and none of the party-goers reported seeing her at the party or any time after that,” detective Wade explains.
And because Angela was known to run away and stay gone for a couple of days at a time she wasn’t reported missing until three days later.
But police don’t believe that Angela just took off. Wade says, “We had another case that occurred about six months later, not too far from here and it was another 13 year old girl who went missing and was found murdered 12 days later and that case is also unsolved.”
Police have persons of interest, but have been unable to link them to any crime. They also haven’t been able to claim any remains discovered in the area. “We have her dental records, we have DNA and we have had no matches,” Wade adds.
For Angela’s family, that signals hope that she could still be alive. “I know the family always wants to hold out hope that their loved one is still out there. It’s been 36 years since she went missing and she was just a young girl. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where would she be and what would she be doing all this time, but you just never know,” Wade says.
She has taken over this missing person's mystery and has a special request for those who knew this teenage girl, saying “If there are people who knew Angie that might have any information about what was going on in her life at the time, relationships she was in, if they have any information or even speculation about what happened to her, I’d be interested in hearing about it.”
Angela would be 50 years old now.
She was 5'1" and 100 pounds at the time of her disappearance with hazel eyes and blonde hair.
If you know anything that can help detectives find out what happened to her, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS
LINK:
Angela Meeker missing: Reward now $20,000 to help solve mystery of Tacoma teen who vanished on way to mall
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Here is a good article on the case. It mentions that Guy Rasmussen is a suspect. He went to school with Angie and was known to write letters to her. I believe he turned 16 the year she went missing, but unsure of his exact birthday. Perhaps he was the person who picked her up and dropped her off at the mall?
Source: Angela Mae Meeker – The Resource Center For Cold Case Missing Children’s Cases (rcccmcc.com)
I wish I knew what her address and his address were at the time, and who their friends were.
Excerpt from website above, in case availability changes:
Details of Disappearance
Angela was last seen in Tacoma, Washington on July 7th 1979. She reportedly went to the Tacoma Mall located in the 1700 block of south 41st Street to buy a birthday card for her friend. Angela also had plans of attending a party later during that evening but she never made it to that event. She was never seen or heard from again.
Authorities initially believed that Angela had runaway from home as she had done this before and had a history of being truant from school. Angela has recently been transferred from Stewart Junior High School to Baker Junior High because she had set fire to another girls locker there.
Her mother also initially believed that her daughter left voluntarily and did not file a missing persons report for a day. Police initially speculated that she was in fact a runaway and was traveling the country in a Semi. Investigators started to consider other options when so much time passed without any word from the girl.
A man who was acquainted with Angela came forward and stated he had given the girl a ride that day and dropped her off near a Payless store. It’s unknown what happened after she was dropped off. Investigators believe that Angela might have met with foul play when she attempted to hitchhike from the mall to the party. They believe that Tammy might have been murdered by whomever she might have received a ride from.
Soon after her disappearance, an unidentified male called a cousin of Angela’s boyfriends the time. He stated that he had murdered Angela and her disposed of her body in the ocean. The caller also threatened to kill other family members of Angela. The call lasted longer then 2 1/2 hours.
Investigators stated that the call was likely a hoax but her mother was unsure if it was true or not. The caller sounded like he was a teenaged boy. The caller has never been identified.
Investigators consider Guy Rasmussen as a possible suspect in Angela’s disappearance. Guy was convicted of sexual assault in connection to the 1982 attack of a 16 year old girl and is considered a suspect in the 1980 slaying of Carla Wright. In 1996, Rasmussen was convicted of killing 9 year old Cynthia Allinger. All of his supposed victims were from Tacoma and knew him.
Rasmussen lived in the area that Meeker was last seen in and he wrote letters to her. Investigators have been unable to prove he was involved in Angela’s disappearance but continue to suspect he might have been involved.
Angela disappeared two days before her 14th birthday and had plans of attending a concert in Seattle, Washington. Her family does not believe she would voluntarily miss the event and do not believe she ran away.
Angela’s disappearance remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Source: Angela Mae Meeker – The Resource Center For Cold Case Missing Children’s Cases (rcccmcc.com)
I wish I knew what her address and his address were at the time, and who their friends were.
Excerpt from website above, in case availability changes:
Details of Disappearance
Angela was last seen in Tacoma, Washington on July 7th 1979. She reportedly went to the Tacoma Mall located in the 1700 block of south 41st Street to buy a birthday card for her friend. Angela also had plans of attending a party later during that evening but she never made it to that event. She was never seen or heard from again.
Authorities initially believed that Angela had runaway from home as she had done this before and had a history of being truant from school. Angela has recently been transferred from Stewart Junior High School to Baker Junior High because she had set fire to another girls locker there.
Her mother also initially believed that her daughter left voluntarily and did not file a missing persons report for a day. Police initially speculated that she was in fact a runaway and was traveling the country in a Semi. Investigators started to consider other options when so much time passed without any word from the girl.
A man who was acquainted with Angela came forward and stated he had given the girl a ride that day and dropped her off near a Payless store. It’s unknown what happened after she was dropped off. Investigators believe that Angela might have met with foul play when she attempted to hitchhike from the mall to the party. They believe that Tammy might have been murdered by whomever she might have received a ride from.
Soon after her disappearance, an unidentified male called a cousin of Angela’s boyfriends the time. He stated that he had murdered Angela and her disposed of her body in the ocean. The caller also threatened to kill other family members of Angela. The call lasted longer then 2 1/2 hours.
Investigators stated that the call was likely a hoax but her mother was unsure if it was true or not. The caller sounded like he was a teenaged boy. The caller has never been identified.
Investigators consider Guy Rasmussen as a possible suspect in Angela’s disappearance. Guy was convicted of sexual assault in connection to the 1982 attack of a 16 year old girl and is considered a suspect in the 1980 slaying of Carla Wright. In 1996, Rasmussen was convicted of killing 9 year old Cynthia Allinger. All of his supposed victims were from Tacoma and knew him.
Rasmussen lived in the area that Meeker was last seen in and he wrote letters to her. Investigators have been unable to prove he was involved in Angela’s disappearance but continue to suspect he might have been involved.
Angela disappeared two days before her 14th birthday and had plans of attending a concert in Seattle, Washington. Her family does not believe she would voluntarily miss the event and do not believe she ran away.
Angela’s disappearance remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
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Bumping for Angela.
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Angela has been missing for 42 years today.
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Today is Angie’s birthday.
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Police had a very cavalier attitude to a (just) 14 year old being missing, wish they had investigated properly at the time.
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Bumping for Angela