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I am starting this thread on Laurie A Smith because with such a generic name, her case is difficult to research without a DOB. I was able to locate her DOB, which is not publicly available elsewhere.
Perhaps this can assist others to find a photo of her or additional information regarding the circumstances of her disappearance.
NamUs MP # 12469 Missing Person Case
Laurie Allison Smith
No Photo Available
LKA
Last Seen on February 06, 1977 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Age LKA: 22 years old
Circumstances: Not Indicated
Vital Stats
DOB: 28-Sep-1954
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height (inches): 67.0
Weight (pounds): 115.0
Hair color: Brown (Past Shoulders)
Eye color: Brown
Tattoos: Pegasus, believed to be on left shoulder, approximately 1 inch in size
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Jeans and a dark brown and white sweater - she had her glasses on (normally she wore contacts)
Jewelry: Silver band on little toe, and a diamond / sapphire ring on finger
Identifiers
DNA: Available
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
I am starting this thread on Laurie A Smith because with such a generic name, her case is difficult to research without a DOB. I was able to locate her DOB, which is not publicly available elsewhere.
Perhaps this can assist others to find a photo of her or additional information regarding the circumstances of her disappearance.
NamUs MP # 12469 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Laurie Allison Smith
No Photo Available
LKA
Last Seen on February 06, 1977 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Age LKA: 22 years old
Circumstances: Not Indicated
Vital Stats
DOB: 28-Sep-1954
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height (inches): 67.0
Weight (pounds): 115.0
Hair color: Brown (Past Shoulders)
Eye color: Brown
Tattoos: Pegasus, believed to be on left shoulder, approximately 1 inch in size
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Jeans and a dark brown and white sweater - she had her glasses on (normally she wore contacts)
Jewelry: Silver band on little toe, and a diamond / sapphire ring on finger
Identifiers
DNA: Available
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
I am starting this thread on Laurie A Smith because with such a generic name, her case is difficult to research without a DOB. I was able to locate her DOB, which is not publicly available elsewhere.
Perhaps this can assist others to find a photo of her or additional information regarding the circumstances of her disappearance.
NamUs MP # 12469 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Laurie Allison Smith
No Photo Available
LKA
Last Seen on February 06, 1977 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Age LKA: 22 years old
Circumstances: Not Indicated
Vital Stats
DOB: 28-Sep-1954
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height (inches): 67.0
Weight (pounds): 115.0
Hair color: Brown (Past Shoulders)
Eye color: Brown
Tattoos: Pegasus, believed to be on left shoulder, approximately 1 inch in size
Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Jeans and a dark brown and white sweater - she had her glasses on (normally she wore contacts)
Jewelry: Silver band on little toe, and a diamond / sapphire ring on finger
Identifiers
DNA: Available
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
So after reading all this great information the question for me is if Lee killed her where would this most likely have occurred? If we do a 21 mile path out to the desert where would that most likely take us? Did any of these people see Lee later that evening or the next day? Also something that has puzzled me is why did it take so long for the rental car to be found? After a couple of days without it being returned it would most likely been reported as stolen in which case the police would have been looking fore it albeit passively.
We have her dental records, it's not her. She had her wisdom teeth removed, and had braces in junior high. Nothing out of the ordinary. But I sent the link to NAMUS just to make sure. Thank you!
Hi Karas,We have her dental records, it's not her. She had her wisdom teeth removed, and had braces in junior high. Nothing out of the ordinary. But I sent the link to NAMUS just to make sure. Thank you!
Hi Karas,
I hope you and your family eventually find the answers you seek. TPD is known for looking the other way and being lazy during investigative work so I would say it is mostly upon others to fill in the gaps of answers when it comes to the many, many missing people in Arizona. Yeah it’s a big desert but people know things and don’t say them out here. I’m looking into multiple cases of missing persons in the area and attempting to do my own inquiry. Do you have the address of the apartment you stayed at, or the house of Mast? What was Allison wearing when she had left? I saw there was a feminine hairbrush found in Mast’ driveway that was suspect, but never followed up upon. Did TPD ever search the area near the Maverick for possible clues? Was Greg Chandler’s car or house ever searched? It seems to me that Mast and Chandler worked together to keep this as quiet as possible but it seems Chandler was scorned deep down as an ex of Allison’s and Mast has a history of violence against women. It was clear he murdered his wife and the prosecution mishandled the case.
Has UP5166 been reviewed? In searching this thread, I don’t see her mentioned and wanted to suggest since the jewelry description appears similar to the items worn in both of Laurie’s pictures.
UID jewelry:
Sterling silver, Indian type, oblong ring with Turquoise and Onyx stone. Sterling silver, Indian type, Turquoise, oblong Ring, with matching tear-drop earrings and oblong necklace pendant.
UID: 5’6” and 125lbs est. (age 15-38)
Found 6/20/79 in PA (PMI estimate ‘78-‘79)
Head Hair Description:
Light brown to blonde, medium-length, straight hair.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.www.namus.gov
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I have submitted Laurie and UP5166 for review as a potential match. I have corresponded with the Perry County, PA ME. He has responded and confirmed receipt of the information and is going to review this further.Has UP5166 been reviewed? In searching this thread, I don’t see her mentioned and wanted to suggest since the jewelry description appears similar to the items worn in both of Laurie’s pictures.
UID jewelry:
Sterling silver, Indian type, oblong ring with Turquoise and Onyx stone. Sterling silver, Indian type, Turquoise, oblong Ring, with matching tear-drop earrings and oblong necklace pendant.
UID: 5’6” and 125lbs est. (age 15-38)
Found 6/20/79 in PA (PMI estimate ‘78-‘79)
Head Hair Description:
Light brown to blonde, medium-length, straight hair.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.www.namus.gov
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Awesome! Thank you!I have submitted Laurie and UP5166 for review as a potential match. I have corresponded with the Perry County, PA ME. He has responded and confirmed receipt of the information and is going to review this further.
Hello everyone, I am Laurie's sister. Today is her birthday, she would be 69 today. I haven't logged into this forum for a long time, and I'm not quite able to follow what is going on here, but I thought I could clarify a couple things. The ring that Laurie is wearing in one of the pics of her, wasn't present when she disappeared. She was wearing a sapphire and diamond ring that I had given to her as she was leaving that night to "go run an errand". The ring on her finger in the pic is from at least 4 years before she disappeared.I have submitted Laurie and UP5166 for review as a potential match. I have corresponded with the Perry County, PA ME. He has responded and confirmed receipt of the information and is going to review this further.
Hi Kari! Thank you for posting. Happy belated Birthday Laurie! Sorry for the loss of your mom this year.Hello everyone, I am Laurie's sister. Today is her birthday, she would be 69 today. I haven't logged into this forum for a long time, and I'm not quite able to follow what is going on here, but I thought I could clarify a couple things. The ring that Laurie is wearing in one of the pics of her, wasn't present when she disappeared. She was wearing a sapphire and diamond ring that I had given to her as she was leaving that night to "go run an errand". The ring on her finger in the pic is from at least 4 years before she disappeared.
Next, I cannot imagine how or why she would end up in Perry County, PA ME. Is this Maine or Pennsylvania? She disappeared in the remote desert outside of Tucson, AZ.
For anyone who has been following the details of her disappearance, the only people we know that would know or could have contributed any information in locating her, are all deceased. Greg Chandler who is the last person we know who saw her, as he was helping her load bales of mexican weed in her rental car, passed away this year in Tucson. Her boyfriend at the time of her disappearance who is/was absolutely not a suspect, but a source of a great deal of information, as he had a photographic memory, passed away in Chicago a year or 3 ago. Unfortunately, the investigators didn't really reach out to him. I think if they had, and given him any credibility, we might have gotten somewhere. And lastly, the landlord who we had always felt confident was 100% involved, Lee Mast passed away a decade or so ago. There's a guy named Paul something, I can't remember, was as business partner of both Greg's and Lee. If he is still living, and in Tucson, and doesn't have dementia, he might possibly offer some info. I think he has to know what happened. And the Tucson police have hius contact info.
Both of our parents are now deceased, mom passed in July this year, and dad passed in July 2018. Thank you for keeping her in your hearts. It's been 46 years.
I lost touch with the sleuths and have since moved back to NM where we all grew up.
Kari Rasmason
krasmason@gmail.com