Reasons that the UID in the photo could be Tara;
1) UID has a mark on her calf similar to a scar Calico got from an car accident injury
2) The hairline (Cowlick on her right temple) and ear are similar to Calico's
3) A book from her favorite author is in the picture
4) The photo was found after Tara went missing and the photo could not have been taken before 1989 because the film not available till after said date
5) Her parents & another non-US professional authority claims it is indeed Tara
Article: Hopes dashed that Calico photo had DNA
Date: Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009
“While FBI analysts determined the woman in the old photo is not Calico, her mother said she had no doubt it was her, saying Calico and the woman in the photo had the same birthmark.”
http://wkrg.com/301349
- There is no mention of a birthmark on the UID just a possible scar on her leg
Reasons against it being Tara:
1) Tara has Hazel/Green eyes – UID has Blue
2) Tara’s nose looks to large at the bridge and tip
3) The eye shape and brows do not look the same
4) The LE’s quoted saying he know what happen to Tara making it impossible for her to be in this photo*
*
Missing children mystery rekindles in Port St. Joe
August 22, 2009 12:23:00 PM
By DESPINA WILLIAMS
Florida Freedom Newspapers
“Despite all those leads coming up empty, Rivera says he knows what happened to Tara that day and who is responsible. While he won't say who the suspects are, he did say that he's received information over the years that two men, who were teenagers at the time of Tara's disappearance, found her riding her bike on the rural road that day and had help afterwards disposing of her body.”
*Valencia County Sheriff Rene Rivera
http://www.newsherald.com/news/joe-76835-port-rekindled.html
Weird Note:
It’s strange that NamUs does not report that Tara Calico has a scar on the back of her leg in her scars and marks area it only reads
“Large scar on the back of her right shoulder. Dime-sized brown-colored birthmark on the back of one of her legs.”
But it does mention it when describing that she maybe the girl in the photo under Circumstances
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/654
Similarities to Mary Jo Burnett:
1) Mary has a scar on her left calf like the UID
2) Mary as Blue eyes
3) Ears, Chin, and eyes closely resemble UID’s
4) She was known to be alive in 1985 then she may have traveled to Florida after
On the possibility that the UID Male is actually a female, list of matches in the timeframe: My guess would be Jennifer Lee Martin;
JENNIFER LEE MARTIN
Case Type: Non Family Abduction
DOB: Jan 14, 1976
Missing Date: Jun 28, 1987
Sex: Female
Race: White
Height: 4'6" (137 cm)
Weight: 49 lbs (22 kg)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Missing City: RENO
Missing State : NV
Missing Country: United States
Case Number: NCMC601816
Circumstances: She was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. when she left a grocery store in the Lemmon Valley area of Reno, Nevada. She has a birthmark on her right hip, white bumps on her back, a star-shaped scar on the inside of her right arm and two small scars under her chin.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/martin_jennifer.html
SHANNON MARIE SHERRILL
DOB: Aug 12, 1980
Missing Date: Oct 5, 1986
Sex: Female
Race: White
Height: 3'0" (91 cm)
Weight: 30 lbs (14 kg)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Missing City: THORNTOWN
Missing State : IN
Missing Country: United States
Case Number: NCMC601901
Circumstances: She was last seen at 1:30 p.m. playing in her yard with several other children. She was wearing a white dress with blue trim. She has a 4 inch scar on her abdomen, pierced ears, and is extremely shy.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sherrill_shannon.html
CHERRIE ANN MAHAN
Case Type: Non Family Abduction
DOB: Aug 14, 1976
Missing Date: Feb 22, 1985
Sex: Female
Race: White
Height: 4'2" (127 cm)
Weight: 68 lbs (31 kg)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Missing City: PITTSBURGH
Missing State : PA Missing Country: United States
Case Number: NCMC601805
Circumstances: She was last seen getting off the school bus about 100 yards from home. A bright blue 1976 Dodge van with a mural of a mountain and a skier may be involved in her disappearance. She has pierced ears. She was last seen wearing a gray coat, blue denim skirt, blue leg warmers and beige boots.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/mahan_cherrie.html
Questions:
Were the witnesses that the beach, Port St. Joe, Florida on June 15, 1989 shown a picture of Tara and asked if this is the girl seen at the beach with the unknown males?
Has there ever been a notice put out to keep an eye out for a used copy of V. C. Andrews novel My Sweet Audrina with a phone number written on the spine of the book?
Did the Port St. Joe, FL convenience store have video surveillance and if so was it ever checked for the license plate of the van which the photo was found under, or to see if you could see into the back of the van through the windshield for passengers?