WA Rima Danette Traxler (8) - Longview WA, 1985

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Missing Since: May 15, 1985 from Longview, Washington
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Date Of Birth: November 9, 1976
Age: 8 years old
Height and Weight: 4'3, 45 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Traxler has a light-colored mark across her right shoulder blade. She has a half-inch scar under her chin. Her hair was down to the middle of her back at the time she disappeared.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A tan plaid skirt, a pink shirt, white tights, dark brown clogs, and a rainbow-colored hair barrette.

Details of Disappearance

Traxler was last seen walking approximately two blocks from her family's residence in Longview, Washington on May 15, 1985. She was returning home from St. Helen's Elementary School at the time. Traxler stopped to show a neighbor an art project she made at school, then continued walking towards her family's residence. She never arrived at her house and has not been seen again.

Joseph Kondro, a close friend of Traxler's family, was driving to a local store to buy beer and cigarettes shortly before Traxler was last seen. A photo of Kondro is posted below this case summary. Kondro was questioned by authorities during their initial 1985 investigation into Traxler's disappearance, but no evidence was discovered linking Kondro to her case at the time. Traxler's case remained unsolved until Kondro was charged with the 1997 abduction and murder of another young girl in the Longview, Washington area. He agreed to a deal with prosecutors in 1999 which allowed him to confess to murdering both Traxler and the other child while avoiding the death penalty. Kondro was sentenced to a 55-year prison term instead.


Kondro stated that he knew the password Traxler's mother have given to her, "Unicorn," and used it to abduct her in 1985. Kondro said he took Traxler to a swimming hole on Germany Creek in Longview and strangled her. He claimed he buried her in a shallow grave near the location. Investigators searched the area in 1999, but were unable to locate any sign of Traxler. Kondro has called himself a 'psychopath' in interviews with the media and said he deserves to die for his crimes.


Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Longview Police Department
360-577-3157

 
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