Cases from 1970-1979

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...but at night, redheads look brunette sometimes. Look and see if the redheads and auburn haired girls disappeared during the day or at night...

You're right! See next posting. She had it bleached out blonde when she went missing.
 
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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1465dftx.html

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=viewPoster&caseNum=1058775&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/brewer_joyce.html

http://s13.invisionfree.com/PorchlightUSA/ar/t12460.htm

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/5879



Additional picture: She might have had her hair bleached out blonde when she disappeared.

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12/31/1979 - Sue Brooks Powell






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12/31/1979 - Sue Brooks Powell

Over 20 years ago in December 1979 investigators came across a Chevrolet van parked alongside Hwy 866 about ½ mile north of University Blvd. Inside they discovered the body of Sue Brooks Powell. This mother of 5 children had been shot to death.
 
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Sandra Degrasse, 15 - Missing December 18, 1979 from the East end of Galveston.
Her skull was found on August 10, 1980, after high tides associated with a nearby hurricane unearthed her remains on the west end of the island.

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Sandra was last seen on December 18, 1979 in the vicinity of 8th and Seawall
Blonde hair
brown eyes
5'2" tall
106 pounds

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Keith Blair Smith was accused of the murder of Miss Degrasse.

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Joyce Creola Brewer - age 15 - 9/6/1970 Grand Prairie, Texas - Sun

Colette Anise Wilson - age 13 - 6/17,1971, Alvin, Tx Bus Stop - Mon

Brenda Jones - Age 14 - 7/1/1971 Galveston Island, Tx - Thur

Rhonda Johnson – Age 14 - 8/5/1971 Galveston, Tx - Thur

Sharon Shaw - 14 - 8/5/1971 Galveston, Tx - Thur

GLoria Ann Gonzalez, age 19, 10/28/1971 Houston, Tx - Thur

Debbie Ackerman, age 15, 11/11/1971 Galveston, Tx - Thur

Maria Johnson, age 15, 11/11/1971 Galveston, Tx - Thur

ADELE "GYPSY" CRABTREE - age 16 - 11/03/1971 , Montgomery Cty - Wed

Linda Faye Sutherlin - age 20 - 11/07/1971 Brazoria County - Sun

Allison Craven - age 12 - 11/9/1971 apartment near I-45 -Tue

Mildred Jo Ann Knighten - age 15 - 10/20/1972 Pasadena - Fri

Kimberly Rae Pitchford - age 16 - 1/3/1973 Houston - Wed

Jo Anne Harrison - age 25 - 6/29/1973 Houston, TX - Fri

Georgia Geer, 14 - 9/6/1974 Dickinson, Tx - Fri

Brooks Bracewell, 12 - 9/6/1974 Dickinson, Tx - Fri

Mary Rachel Trilica - age 17 - 12/23/1974 Fort Worth, Tx - Mon

Lisa Renee Wilson - age 14 - 12/23/1974 Fort Worth, Tx - Mon

Julie Ann Moseley - Age 9 - 12/23/1974 Fort Worth, Tx - Mon

Nina Lynn Kluge - age 16 - 10/22/1975 Cypress, Tx - Wed

Suzanne Bowers – age 12 - 5/21/1977 Galveston, Tx - Fri
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Angela Desiree Kelly - age 12 - 3/28/1979 Pasadena, Tx - Wed

Lesia Michelle Jackson - age 12 - 9/7/1979 Conroe, Tx - Fri

Sandra Degrasse - age 15 - 12/18/1979 Galveston, Tx - Tue

Sue Brooks Powell 12/31/1979 - Mon
 
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https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/4996/0

Doe calls her hair brown.

The years in between and the teeth situation
makes me say no.
But the similarities made me post it anyways.

Wrong place to post it can be moved.
Not posting as a possible.
Just posting as interesting.


It fine to post them here. Looks good. Can you post links for both? Its ok to post more information on each for comparisons as long as you post the links. What about the teeth?

Thanks.
 
Added the other link.

You're right. The doe has dental records so she has teeth. The Missing woman has false teeth.

I didn't notice the Doe is listed in our 2000 thread. I know this gets confusing but try to put them in the decade thread so others will see it too.

Not a big deal but it helps if anyone else "happens" to be looking at the same victim.

We really appreciate your enthusiasm and you have a great eye for detail. I can imagine you will locate more than a few in time!

Did you notice the timeline for the 1970's. posted above. I found it interesting that not a single girl went missing on a Saturday..........
Any thoughts about that?
 
More than 36 years later, investigators say they believe the wrong man was convicted, and the torso did not belong to the missing kid police had identified.

Sharon Shaw and Rhonda Johnson, both 14, had come from Webster to Galveston in summer 1971 to surf. The pair was last seen alive Aug. 4, 1971,

In early 1972, police found the girls’ skulls in Turner Bayou, a month apart. However, months earlier, in the same area, a torso had turned up. Police ascribed the remains as belonging to Phillip Manning, a 13-year-old boy from Pasadena who had gone missing weeks earlier.

A few months ago, police learned that Manning, now 49, was alive and well. At 13, he had left home with a trucker, who had offered to make him an apprentice, of sorts. However, months later, Manning abandoned the truck driver, who was abusive.

http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e0f8fbf234b2e613

http://s10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/ar/t8541.htm
 
Suntanned and skinny, 14-year-olds Rhonda Renee Johnson and her best friend, Sharon Shaw, vanished from Galveston in 1971 in what some now suspect was part of a serial killer's murderous spree.

A few months later, two more surfer girls, just 15, disappeared after catching a ride in Galveston near Stewart Beach.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Some-suspect-serial-killer-in-1971-Galveston-2078025.php

I'm surprised this article failed to give the names of the two 15 year old girls who disappeared after surfing in Galveston.
 
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Dorothy Mildred Clitheroe
Case Number: M0208008

Height: 5' 3 "
Weight: 130 lbs.

Date of Birth: 8/6/1959
Age Missing: 14

Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown

Race: White
Sex: Female

Last Seen in: Phoenix (Maricopa County)
Last Seen on: 9/20/1973

State Missing From: Arizona
Country Missing From: USA


Miscellaneous Notes: Dorothy wears thick oval glasses which become dark in the sunlight, she has pierced ears and a burn scar on one of her arms. She was last seen wearing a white tank top with a tear-drop design and bell-bottom blue jeans with blue and white dotted material sewn in to make the pants wider at the bottom. Dorothy may have traveled to Portland, Oregon or Houston, Texas.
 
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Dorothy Mildred Clitheroe
Case Number: M0208008

Height: 5' 3 "
Weight: 130 lbs.

Date of Birth: 8/6/1959
Age Missing: 14

Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown

Race: White
Sex: Female

Last Seen in: Phoenix (Maricopa County)
Last Seen on: 9/20/1973

State Missing From: Arizona
Country Missing From: USA


Miscellaneous Notes: Dorothy wears thick oval glasses which become dark in the sunlight, she has pierced ears and a burn scar on one of her arms. She was last seen wearing a white tank top with a tear-drop design and bell-bottom blue jeans with blue and white dotted material sewn in to make the pants wider at the bottom. Dorothy may have traveled to Portland, Oregon or Houston, Texas.



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Circumstances
City Phoenix
State Arizona
Zip code 85003
County Maricopa
Circumstances Dorthy was last seen on September 20, 1973 walking towards the restroom at Cortez Park at 35th Avenue and Dunlap in Phoenix AZ. She may have traveled to Portland Oregon or Houston Texas.

Levi bell bottom jeans with blue and white dotted material sewn into widen the pant bottoms. A white tank top with multi colored inverted teardrop pattern

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/3855/0/


https://www.findthemissing.org/photos/full/4919
 
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Case Information
Status Missing
First name Wanda
Middle name Lee Ann
Last name Priddy
Nickname/Alias
Date LKA January 29, 1978 - 23:03
Date entered September 03, 2010
Age LKA 20 to years old
Age now 53 years old
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Height 64.0 inches
Weight 90.0 pounds

City Port Lavaca
State Texas
Zip code
County Calhoun
Circumstances Priddy was reportedly last seen by her husband at their residence in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, TX on August 29, 1978. Her personal belongings, including her purse and car keys, were still at the residence. Circumstances of this case indicate that foul play is possible.

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/115dftx.html

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/8072

https://www.findthemissing.org/photos/full/12495
 
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Suzie disappeared from Galveston, TX on 5/21/77. She was walking from the
4000 block Ave S 1/2 to 3100 block of Ave P. She was last seen at 10:45 am.
She may have walked down 39th St or taken the Seawall route. A parade was
on the Seawall. Her skeletal remains were found in Alta Loma, TX on 3/25/1979.

Several types of vehicles were seen. A truck, jeep, van with lettering
& a station wagon.

I would like to hear from the man in Dickinson that knows the person who did this crime.
You have children the same age of when Suzie was murdered & you made a call to her family.
You also gave the initials "FS" or "GS" of the person that committed this murder. Please contact me.

Henry Lee Lucas confessed to this crime but I do not believe he is her killer.
Edward Bell name have also came up.

If anyone have any information, no matter how small it may be, please contact me.
groves@hughes.net
 
Suzanne Bowers is also mentioned in another thread.


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Suzanne Bowers – 12 years old. May 21, 1977 disappeared from Galveston - Medical Examiner said Bower's dental chart matched that of a skeleton found Sunday 03/25/1979 in a field near Avenue P1/2 in Alta Loma. The Galveston girl disappeared May 21, 1977 while walking from her grandmother's home in the 4000 block of Avenue S1/2 to her own residence in the 3100 block of Avenue P. Authorities Tuesday said the cause of death is still unknown. "She had a skull fracture. The cause of death has not been determined.

It was about 10:30 a.m. May 21, 1977 when the seventh grade Lovenberg School student left her grandmother's house, Mrs. Bowers recalls. "She was going home first to get her bathing suit. She wanted to go to the beach. Suzanne walked that same route many times. She never did reach home," said Mrs. Bowers. "The case has been turned over to them because it originated in Galveston. There are no suspects. There appeared to be gunshot holes in her skull."
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http://officialcoldcaseinvestigations.com/showthread.php?t=1050&page=2

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Suzie disappeared from Galveston, TX on 5/21/77. She was walking from the
4000 block Ave S 1/2 to 3100 block of Ave P. She was last seen at 10:45 am.
She may have walked down 39th St or taken the Seawall route. A parade was
on the Seawall. Her skeletal remains were found in Alta Loma, TX on 3/25/1979.

Several types of vehicles were seen. A truck, jeep, van with lettering
& a station wagon.

I would like to hear from the man in Dickinson that knows the person who did this crime.
You have children the same age of when Suzie was murdered & you made a call to her family.
You also gave the initials "FS" or "GS" of the person that committed this murder. Please contact me.

Henry Lee Lucas confessed to this crime but I do not believe he is her killer.
Edward Bell name have also came up.

If anyone have any information, no matter how small it may be, please contact me.
groves@hughes.net

These circumstances remind me of the abduction of Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw, just 6 years earlier, also abducted in Galveston, and their bodies found in Harris County.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Rhonda_Johnson_and_Sharon_Shaw

http://www.khou.com/news/Investigators-re-examine-cold-case-murders-of-Houston-area-girls-126114134.html
 
A&E is having a series about TX missing girls. It’s on at 12pm est and episode 2 at 1pm.

Series is called The Eleven.

It’s also on demand.
 

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