MI MI - Frankie Regina McGraw, 23, Ypsilanti, 28 May 1974

[Richard]

This May will mark 50 years missing:

Frankie Regina (Perry) McGraw, age 23
Missing since 23 May 1974 from Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan

 

[didyoujustsalute]

FRM 2/18/1978 confirmed, living in Nashville, TN. with Regina Campbell nee Fedorak, under the alias Pamela Wilson, source; news clipping, James Valentino murder.

 

[didyoujustsalute]

Okay, I’m starting to question the research I did a couple of years ago! RFW has to be the same Frankie who is missing, if her DOB is accurate. But there are some records of her in Texas that seem to commingle with records in Michigan. I’ve got to be missing something!

I’ll screenshot several newspaper articles rather than going back and finding every article. If anyone wants a direct newspaper link though I’ll be happy to find it!

So here’s a brief rundown of her life as I’ve gathered:

April 1951 TX: Born RFW
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1967-1969 TX: San Antonio High School (see earlier yearbook photos)
Nov 1967 MI: Married HL McGraw
Oct 1969 MI: Violation of temp instruction permit
Dec 1969 TX: Married AM Rojas
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Apr 1971 MI: Cashes 3 insufficient funds checks
Jul 1971 MI: Sentenced to 90 days jail
Aug 1971 MI: Sentenced to 3 days in jail
Dec 1971 MI: Offense Uttering & Publishing
Feb 1972 MI: Arraigned on U&P
Mar 1972 MI: Bond met on U&P charge
Jun 1972 MI: Sentenced to 2-5 years for Dec 1971 offense
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Sept 1972 MI: Probate court petition concerning 2 minors (likely her children)
Jan 1973 MI: Escaped prison
Feb 1973 TX: Divorced AM Rojas
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Jun 1973 MI: Offense Uttering & Publishing
Oct 1973 MI: Sentenced to prison
Nov 1973 TX: Married AL Scott
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May 1974 MI: Escaped prison again - MISSING
Oct 1975 TX: Divorced AL Scott
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Note: The 1959 marriage is obviously not her as she would have been 8 or 9, but I feel it’s someone related to her and possibly where the Campbell alias came from.

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Frankie FRM confirmed in Nashville, 1978. Using the Alias Pamela Wilson. Possibly using the name Renee Nestle 4 months later in Orlando.

 

[Richard]

This may be a case of stolen identity or of intentional name changing (aliases) to avoid detection or legal proceedings. Could be a number of different scenarios at work.

 

[didyoujustsalute]

This may be a case of stolen identity or of intentional name changing (aliases) to avoid detection or legal proceedings. Could be a number of different scenarios at work.

Both names were related to murders committed by her boyfriend.

 

[Richard]

Both names were related to murders committed by her boyfriend.

Not surprising in this specific case. Her "missing since" date is the date she escaped from a Michigan Prison, and she was known to have had a number of aliases already.

It would be interesting to know what her criminal background was.

 

[didyoujustsalute]

Both names were related to murders committed by her boyfriend.

according to the paper, in the Valentino murder. Frankie aka Pamela Wilson, was Markham's girlfriend. In the Gracie Mae murder, Sami Rene Nestle was White's girlfriend. Sami was driving a blue hornet hatchback. we just need to identify what car Frankie was driving in Tennessee.

White is the only one present at both murders. Dimarino (Gracie Mae murder) got a deal for him and his girlfriend and her child, and $1k cash for his wife in exchange for testifying. Markham got some kind of deal for testimony against White in Valentino's murder. I haven't got those details yet. I have a bunch of court records I found I haven't read yet.

 

[Googlebutts]

FRM 2/18/1978 confirmed, living in Nashville, TN. with Regina Campbell nee Fedorak, under the alias Pamela Wilson, source; news clipping, James Valentino murder.

Do you have links to any of the articles?

 

[didyoujustsalute]

Do you have links to any of the articles?

Mar 05, 1980, page 4 - The Tennessean at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Tennessean dated Mar 05, 1980, page 4.

www.newspapers.com

 

[Googlebutts]

Mar 05, 1980, page 4 - The Tennessean at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Tennessean dated Mar 05, 1980, page 4.

www.newspapers.com

Thank you