CA Michaela Joy Garecht (9) - Hayward CA, 1988

Name: Michaela Joy Garecht
Case Number: A8903003
Case Type: Involuntary - Non-Family Abduction
Last Seen in: Hayward
Last Seen on: 11/19/1988
Height: 4' 8 "
Weight: 75 lbs.
Age Missing: 9
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Date of Birth: 1/24/1979
Race: White
Sex: Female
State Missing From: California
Country Missing From: USA

Circumstances: Michaela has prominent ears, her eyes slant slightly downward and her teeth are slightly mottled. She was last seen in the morning hours at the neighborhood grocery store. Michaela was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with "metro" across the front and pictures of people near the midsection, denim pants rolled above the knees, black shoes and wearing 3' pearl or white colored earrings which resemble feathers.


More information:

Garecht and a friend rode their scooters to the Rainbow Market on Mission Boulevard in Hayward, California on November 19, 1988. The store was two blocks from Garecht's home. Garecht noticed that her friend's scooter had been moved in the parking lot when the girls exited the store; when she went to retrieve it, an unidentified Caucasian male grabbed her and forced her into his vehicle. Garecht's friend went inside the Rainbow Market for assistance, but the abductor was able to escape with Garecht. Neither has been seen again.

The abductor is described as between 18 - 24 years old (in 1988) with a pockmarked or pimpled face. He wore a white t-shirt and had longish dirty blonde hair and a slender build. The abductor drove a large older model American-made sedan. It was possibly a four-door vehicle and was cream, gold, or tan in color. The car may have had cement splatters on the sides and lights set into the rear bumper. The front bumper was battered; the vehicle may have previously been in an accident. It appeared to be run-down. The car was last seen speeding south on Mission Boulevard towards nearby Union City, California with Garecht inside.

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Michaela Joy Garecht
Missing Since: November 19, 1988 from Hayward, California
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: January 24, 1979
Age: 9 years old
Height and Weight: 4'8, 75 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Blonde hair, blue eyes. Garecht's nickname is Kayla. Her ears are prominent and both are pierced. Garecht's eyes slant slightly downward. Her teeth were slightly mottled at the time of her 1988 disappearance.
Clothing Description: A white t-shirt with "Metro" printed on the front and images of people imprinted on its midsection, denim pants rolled above her knees, flesh-colored nylon stockings, white anklet socks, black shoes with brown plastic soles and three-inch-long pearl or white-colored earrings that resembled feathers.

Details of Disappearance: Garecht and a friend rode their scooters to the Rainbow Market on Mission Boulevard in Hayward, California on November 19, 1988. The store was two blocks from Garecht's home. Garecht noticed that her friend's scooter had been moved in the parking lot when the girls exited the store; when she went to retrieve it, an unidentified Caucasian male grabbed her and forced her into his vehicle. Garecht's friend went inside the Rainbow Market for assistance, but the abductor was able to escape with Garecht. Neither has been seen again.

The abductor is described as between 18 to 24 years old in 1988, with a pockmarked or pimpled face. He wore a white t-shirt and had longish dirty blonde hair and a slender build. The abductor drove a large older model American-made sedan, possibly a four-door vehicle, and was cream, gold, or tan in color. The car may have had cement splatters on the sides and lights set into the rear bumper. The front bumper was battered; the vehicle may have previously been in an accident. It appeared to be run-down. The car was last seen speeding south on Mission Boulevard towards nearby Union City, California with Garecht inside.

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