FL FL - Lisa Sexton, 14, Tampa, 1 Sept 1984

I am 99.9999% positive that I have found her alive and living in Atlanta. I searched by her dob. Same first, middle name, dob, hair, eyes, smile, nose, etc. She lived in Florida at one point lives in Atlanta area now married to a nice man that looks crazy about hr (found his fb with her photos) in a nice house in a nice life. This Lisa is listed as attending a Bay High School, which is 20 miles from Elyria, Oh. I will notify the case manager on namus to confirm.

PLEASE tell me more. She is my childhood friend and I have been searching for so long.
 
I am 99.9999% positive that I have found her alive and living in Atlanta. I searched by her dob. Same first, middle name, dob, hair, eyes, smile, nose, etc. She lived in Florida at one point lives in Atlanta area now married to a nice man that looks crazy about hr (found his fb with her photos) in a nice house in a nice life. This Lisa is listed as attending a Bay High School, which is 20 miles from Elyria, Oh. I will notify the case manager on namus to confirm.
I’m thinking unlikely though. She was known to call an Elyria friend from TX long after she left home. And she told him she wasn’t doing well. That doesnt line up with Bay HS. Even though that’s close to Elyria, Lisa was NOT the “student type” (and Bay is an affluent area with strong academics.) I would def recognize her in a photo. I spent time with her at her house and hanging out.
 
I am 99.9999% positive that I have found her alive and living in Atlanta. I searched by her dob. Same first, middle name, dob, hair, eyes, smile, nose, etc. She lived in Florida at one point lives in Atlanta area now married to a nice man that looks crazy about hr (found his fb with her photos) in a nice house in a nice life. This Lisa is listed as attending a Bay High School, which is 20 miles from Elyria, Oh. I will notify the case manager on namus to confirm.
I’m thinking unlikely though. She was known to call an Elyria friend from TX long after she left home. And she told him she wasn’t doing well. That doesnt line up with Bay HS. Even though that’s close to Elyria, Lisa was NOT the “student type” (and Bay is an affluent area with strong academics.) I would def recognize her in a photo. I spent time with her at her house and hanging out.
 
I’m thinking unlikely though. She was known to call an Elyria friend from TX long after she left home. And she told him she wasn’t doing well. That doesnt line up with Bay HS. Even though that’s close to Elyria, Lisa was NOT the “student type” (and Bay is an affluent area with strong academics.) I would def recognize her in a photo. I spent time with her at her house and hanging out.
She has the same birthdate and her name is Lisa. As I wrote before she is listed as going to school on intelius not far from where she disappeared. I sent an email to law enforcement but I noticed that it's still in my pending box tonight so it never got sent. If you knew her maybe you can look at the photo and tell me Gary Mahoski
 
Sadly, that is not Lisa. Thank you so much for sharing the photo. I wish with all my heart but it was her. But it is not. I have been looking for her for years. She left Elyria with a man named John Radican. Google him. He was involved with a Korean drug ring from his college in Toledo be back in the 70s, I believe. He was much older than Lisa, and in today’s day and age, would be charged with crimes against a minor. He was also connected some to some very bad people. For example, one of the people he was involved with in the drug ring owned strip clubs in Kentucky. I fear Lisa either was human trafficked, or may have been prostituted and died through the circumstances. How I hope I’m wrong.
 
The above article, in part....
(Lest it be removed online)
The defendant, Joseph A. Gargano, along with co-defendants, John P. Radican, Arlie C. Bush, William J. Van Detti and Nick Iacobucci, were indicted for unlawfully conspiring to commit an offense against the United States, namely, to fraudulently and unlawfully import and facilitate the transportation of a narcotic drug into the United States, in violation of Section 174, Title 21 United States Code.1

The charges were dismissed against Radican and Iacobucci after Radican had pleaded guilty to an indictment under Section 1403, Title 18 United States Code, a related offense involving the same circumstances as in the present case. Bush entered a plea of guilty. Gargano and Van Detti entered pleas of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Gargano and a verdict of not guilty against Van Detti. Gargano received a sentence of ten years and Bush received a sentence of five years. Gargano has taken the present appeal.

The Government introduced only two witnesses, Radican and Bush. There were only two witnesses for the defendant, namely, Gargano, himself, and a customs agent, who, however, did not testify as to the merits. The Government's evidence, which was denied in part by Gargano, showed the following. Radican, a student at the University of Dayton, met Gargano in November 1960 at the Yorkshire Club, a gambling house in Newport, Kentucky, where Gargano was employed as a floor manager. In late 1960 or early 1961 Radican got in some kind of trouble in Newport and contacted Gargano to help him. In May 1961 Radican, while in Cincinnati, telephoned Gargano at his home and asked him if there were any places to do some gambling. Gargano told him that everything was shut down. There is no dispute about the fact that in these three conversations there was nothing said about narcotics.

About early March 1962 Radican phoned from Dayton to Gargano in Cincinnati and told him that he "had a source of white stuff" and asked Gargano if he knew what he was talking about. Gargano said that he did, but that he didn't want anything to do with it at that time, that he never dealt in narcotics and didn't want to deal in them. Radican asked Gargano if he knew anybody that did. Gargano said that he would try to get hold of someone if Radican was seriously interested in it, but he didn't want anything to do with it himself. Radican phoned Gargano again some days later, at which time Gargano said he didn't have anyone as yet. Radican called Gargano again in three or four days and Gargano told him that the person who was interested would give Radican a call.

On March 13, 1962, Gargano phoned Radican to meet him about 4:00 or 4:30 P.M. at Seventh and Scott Streets in Covington, Kentucky. Radican kept the appointment and met with Gargano in Gargano's car. Gargano brought the codefendant Bush with him and introduced him to Radican as "Al" without using any last name, as previously agreed on by Gargano and Bush. Radican showed Gargano and Bush a letter from a soldier named John Spilman in Korea. The letter referred to a "little deal" of some time previously, stated that he (Spilman) had located a good source and was willing to go along with Radican and made inquiry about the amount to be handled and details "about the set-up." Spilman said in the letter that he thought heroin was the best bet and that he could get it in bulk form and about 90% pure. At this meeting arrangements were made among the three of them for Bush to take care of any heroin that Radican could get into the country, that Radican was to contact Gargano by telephone if he got any heroin into the country, and, in turn, Gargano would contact Bush. Gargano did not like the use of the word "heroin" in the letter and told Radican to refer to it thereafter as a "pair of pants."

Gargano, in testifying in his own behalf, admitted receiving the telephone call from Radican asking him if he knew anybody who would be interested in disposing of the narcotics and that he told Radican that he would see what he could do for him, but he said that he had no intention of doing so and said what he did to stall him off and in the hope that Radican would forget about it and leave him alone. Gargano also admitted that he picked up Bush in his automobile on March 13, 1962, and took him to the meeting with Radican in Gargano's car, but stated that when he saw the word "heroin" in Spilman's letter, he didn't read the letter, and told Radican and Bush that they were both crazy and that he was leaving. He testified that he then left the automobile, went into a drug store, and took no part in the ensuing discussion. Both Radican and Bush testified that Gargano at no time left the automobile.

About June 1, 1962, Radican phoned from Dayton to Gargano in Cincinnati that he needed money to send to Korea to pay for heroin. Gargano said that he would contact Bush and see what he could do. Gargano contacted Bush and requested him to give Radican $200.00 or $300.00. Gargano said he would stand good for it. Bush sent Radican $240.00, $200.00 of which Radican sent to Spilman in Korea.

About July 11, 1962, Radican called Gargano from Dayton and told him that a man called "Joseph Martin" was in town and had "the pants" with him, which was the term the parties had agreed to use in referring to heroin, and wanted to speak to the parties from Covington and Newport. Gargano contacted Bush by telephone, told him that the package had arrived, and to call Radican, giving him Radican's telephone number. Bush telephoned Radican and arranged to meet him at 11:30 P.M. that evening in Dayton. Bush drove to Dayton from Newport, Kentucky, stopping at Cincinnati on the way in an effort to get Gargano to go with him. Gargano said he was not able to go because his wife was out and he was taking care of the children at the time. Bush met Radican at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton. Radican and Bush then proceeded to a motel in Dayton where, after a conversation with a person named "Joseph Martin," they were arrested. "Martin" was an undercover agent of the United States Customs, using an assumed name. It is admitted that no heroin was found at that meeting.

The Government did not prove and does not contend that any narcotic drug was brought into the United States by Spilman, Radican, Bush or Gargano.

Viewing the foregoing evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, it seems clear that if actual importation of a narcotic drug into the United States is not necessary to constitute the offense charged, there was sufficient evidence to take the case to the jury and that it was not error on the part of the District Judge to overrule appellant's motions for a judgment of acquittal made at the close of the Government's case and at the conclusion of all the evidence.

Appellant's main contention, presented in several different ways in his Statement of Questions Involved, is that he is not guilty as a matter of law of knowingly importing any narcotic drug into the United States or of conspiring to commit any such act, contrary to the provisions of Section 174, Title 21 United States Code, because it appears as an undisputed fact that no narcotic drug was actually imported into the United States by the appellant or any of his co-defendants. We find no merit in this contention.

If the indictment charged the commission of the substantive offense of knowingly importing a narcotic drug into the United States, the contention would obviously have merit. It will be noted, however, that the statute is double barreled. It not only prohibits the substantive offense of importing a narcotic drug into the United States, but, also, in the alternative by the use of the word "or" prohibits a conspiracy to commit the substantive offense. The indictment in the present case does not charge the commission of the substantive offense, but, on the contrary, charges a conspiracy to commit the substantive offense.
 
Additional info....
Nicolas IOCOBUCCI Owned the following strip clubs in Newport Kentucky from the 1950s to the 1990s...
Bourbon Street
Talk of the town
La Madammes
An interesting quote from the linked article by Mr. Iocobucci’s wife is this:
"He was one of the last of the old-style club operators, " said Mr. Iacobucci's wife of 45 years, Betty Ziegler Iacobucci. "He brought the best out-of-town strippers to his clubs."

Out of towners?

So, this Iocobucci is the guy that John radican was involved with regarding the Korean drug ring in the 60s. John Radican is the much older adult that took Lisa out of Elyria to Florida. Is it possible that there’s a connection here? Is it possible that Lisa was stripping and met her demise somehow through this?
Read more: Miscellaneous Obituaries Collection - Page 2391
 
Lisa was my cousin, I was 5 when she went missing and she lived far from us at that time so I have no memories of her. Oddly, I got an ancestry match to a first cousin in OH, red hair, close age range, but a different name all together. I messaged her to see how we are related which she has read but not responded. I found her on Facebook and she definitely has a resemblance to our family and none of my living aunts/uncles know who she is. I can't help but wonder if this is her with a new identity. The one thing that's throwing me off though is the eye color. Even Lisa's photo doesn't look like bright blue eyes as described. This person doesn't have blue eyes from what I can tell. Not sure what to do at this point.
 
Lisa was my cousin, I was 5 when she went missing and she lived far from us at that time so I have no memories of her. Oddly, I got an ancestry match to a first cousin in OH, red hair, close age range, but a different name all together. I messaged her to see how we are related which she has read but not responded. I found her on Facebook and she definitely has a resemblance to our family and none of my living aunts/uncles know who she is. I can't help but wonder if this is her with a new identity. The one thing that's throwing me off though is the eye color. Even Lisa's photo doesn't look like bright blue eyes as described. This person doesn't have blue eyes from what I can tell. Not sure what to do at this point.


did you test with ancestry if so you can go to your matches click on her and see any common matches you have against her then you can go from there does she have a family tree on ancestry is it public or private you can only access family trees if you are a paid member

hope this helps you could also google the match and see what comes up
 
did you test with ancestry if so you can go to your matches click on her and see any common matches you have against her then you can go from there does she have a family tree on ancestry is it public or private you can only access family trees if you are a paid member

hope this helps you could also google the match and see what comes up

I can tell from our common relatives that she is on my fathers side which would fit for Lisa. I tried searching for her parents but they are not at all familiar names and my normal searching is not finding many records that look legit so I'm really questioning the validity of her identity. She has no public tree that I can find. I did find a profile on Facebook that seems to match. Maybe she doesn't want to be found but I know she read my message to her on ancestry.
 
I can tell from our common relatives that she is on my fathers side which would fit for Lisa. I tried searching for her parents but they are not at all familiar names and my normal searching is not finding many records that look legit so I'm really questioning the validity of her identity. She has no public tree that I can find. I did find a profile on Facebook that seems to match. Maybe she doesn't want to be found but I know she read my message to her on ancestry.


if she didnt want to be found why do the test then?
are her parents still alive
 
Lisa's mother is still living and her half brother. My uncle (her father) passed many years ago in SC from lung cancer.

I dont know why she did the test and won't respond to messages, it shows she read it. Maybe it's not her but everything seems weird especially with the lack of info that I can't find to make it make sense.
 
if she didnt want to be found why do the test then?
are her parents still alive
Lisa's mother is still living and her half brother. My uncle (her father) passed many years ago in SC from lung cancer.

I dont know why she did the test and won't respond to messages, it shows she read it. Maybe it's not her but everything seems weird especially with the lack of info that I can't find to make it make sense.
 

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