NV NV - Amanda Fravel, 20, Las Vegas, June 1986

[Rle7]

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: June 1986 from Las Vegas, Nevada
Classification: Endangered Missing
Age: 20 years old
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair. Fravel's nickname is Mandy. She maintained good dental hygiene in 1986.
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Details of Disappearance

Fravel moved to Las Vegas, Nevada after graduating high school and got an apartment and a job at a fast food restaurant. In June 1986, her mother sent her money so she could come home to Rancho Cordova, California to visit. Fravel never arrived in California, however. When authorities checked her apartment in Las Vegas, they found her two kittens had been left without food and were starving. She has never been heard from again. Fravel is described as a caring pet owner who would not have willingly left her kittens without food. She never picked up her last paycheck from work. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.
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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
702-229-2907

Source Information
The South Bend Tribune
The Doe Network

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fravel_amanda.html

 

[Rle7]

22-years-ago, Amanda Fravel left the downtown Las Vegas area to run some errands and hasn't been seen since. She came to Las Vegas to start over and there hasn't been a trace of her since 1986.

Metro detective Pat Febbraro has dusted off Amanda's missing persons file after getting a call from law enforcement in Indiana. A skull and some bones were found there in 1996, but recently a possible match to Fravel showed up in a national crime database.

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=7979459

 

[websurfer]

Doe Network:
Case File 16UFLA

Reconstructions of Victim
Unidentified White Female Discovered in Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana on June 19, 1986.
Cause of death was homicide.
36 Hours The victim was in the water for one day prior to discovery.
Decomposed Remains



Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 20-30 years old.
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2" - 5'4" (64.2 est); 120-126 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Light brown/red shoulder length hair; unknown eye color. Freckles. Very petite.
• Scars, Marks: She had a round, dime-size scar, 1.5 cm circular in shape, on her right knee; 2.3 cm scar mid line on abdomen, above the naval; 1.2 cm scar on the top of her right wrist. Silicone breast implants.
• Skeletal Findings: A right hip fracture that had healed. There are indications that she had had plastic surgery on her nose. She may have been in an automobile accident before - she seemed to have facial reconstruction and possibly damage to her hips which had healed previous to her demise. Antemortem trauma noted with the iliopubic and ischiopubic rami depressed posteriorly.
• Clothing: She was not wearing any clothes nor jewelry when she was discovered; however, there was a 1/2-inch wide ring mark on her left ring finger.
• Medical Conditions: She was 3 months pregnant.
• Fingerprints: Available
• Dentals: No dental work, perfect teeth. All four wisdom teeth extracted. Teeth #1,16,17 and 32 not seen, may be antemortem loss or congenital absence.
• DNA: Available in CODIS.

Case History

The victim's nude body was found weighted down in Lake Pontchartrain by a fishermen just east of the Interstate 10 twin spans and about 50 yards from the north shore June 19, 1986.

A plastic bag was placed over her face, secured with gray duct tape and a 22-pound weight tied to her neck. She had suffered numerous stab wounds to her facial area as well.

Detectives think she might have been married because of markings indicating she had worn a ring on her left hand.
Based on information from meteorologists and marine biologists, detectives concluded the body likely was dumped in the lake between Bayou Lacombe and the Rigolets Pass.

An autopsy revealed the woman died of asphyxia a day or two before the body was discovered.

Detectives tried to identify the woman through her silicone breast implants. But the implants did not have serial numbers, and detectives were unable to trace them to the doctor who performed the surgery.
She is believed to not be local to the area.

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Investigators
If you have any information on this case, please contact:
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office
Detective Marco Demma
985-645-2467
E-Mail
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Mary Manhein
225-578-6084
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You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Agency Case Number:
LSU 03-35
NCMEC #:
NCMC400074

NCIC Number:
U-211402266
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information:
The Times-Picayune
TheNewOrleansChannel.com
America's Most Wanted 2/5/05
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
UDRS

 

[Sleuthster]

Las Vegas has a website of unsolved homocides and there are many women/teens that where murdered in the 70's to early 90's. Alot of simularities also. Some could possibly be attributed to mob/casino but many where in their apartments or on a walk in the Henderson area. First thought to me is that many of these could be related. Amanda Fravel was last seen in downtown LV and that is close to Henderson.
http://www.lvmpd.com/bureaus/homicide_coldcases.html

 

[Needtoid]

http://doenetwork.org/cases/16ufla.html

I contacted the police about these to being a possible link years ago, but I am not sure if they were ever followed up with.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

Have thought of her as well Needtoid & Websurfer

 

[Brady12]

Have thought of her as well Needtoid & Websurfer

Was anymore ever found out about this? I can't find any information on breast implants for Amanda Fravel, but there are several matches on other data.

Dates:
Amanda Fravel: June 13, 1986
Unidentified: Found June 19, 1986 estimated to be deceased 36 hours

Location/Circumstance:
Amanda Fravel: Disappeared from Las Vegas, known to be a frequent hitchhiker.
Unidentified: Found in lake near Slidell, LA
1747 miles, 25 hours distance between the two locations.

Age:
Amanda Fravel: 20 old
Undentified: estimated 20-30 years old

Height/Weight:
Amanda Fravel: 64-65 inches, 110-115 lbs
Unidentified: 64 inches, estimated 126 lbs

Amanda Fravel:
Dentals: Not available. Mandy took exceptional care of her teeth and had perfect hygiene.
http://z13.invisionfree.com/PorchlightUSA/ar/t13322.htm

Unidentified:
Dentals: No dental work, perfect teeth.
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/16ufla.html

 

[folieadeuxnola]

Brady12 Believe it did not go far due to distance between the two send her in to both LSU faces and NAMUS


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[Brady12]

I received this e-mail, Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe is not Amanda Fravel, & Amanda is being added to the exclusion list:

Thank you for your email. I did a comparison of these two cases and we can establish an exclusion based on DNA. I have added this exclusion to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Let me know if there is anything that I can assist you with in the future.

 

[rats]

Bumping for Amanda.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

NV – Amanda “Mandy” Lee Fravel, W/F, 20, Las Vegas, Clark Co., 13 Jun 1986

Amanda “Mandy” Lee Fravel

*Alias – Mandi, Mandy



Last Seen: June 13th, 1986

Missing From: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada


Physical/Clothing/Medical
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 20 Years Old
DOB:
Height: 5’4” – 5’5” (64”-65”)
Weight: 110-115 lbs.
Hair: Brown, Bleached Blonde with some Brown
Eye Color: Green
Clothing:
Jewelry:
Characteristics/Medical/Scars: Petite, Excellent dental hygiene
Transportation:
Fingerprint Status: Not Available
Dental Status: Not Available
DNA Status: Available

Circumstances:
Mandy left her apartment on South 3rd Street in downtown Las Vegas on the evening of June 13, 1986 to visit her boyfriend. Mandy had planned to go to the Boulder Highway and Desert Inn to pick up her paycheck from Taco Bell. Employees of the Taco Bell stated Manyi had never arrived to pick up her check.

Mandy’s mother had sent travel fare for her to come home for a visit to Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, CA. When Mandy failed to arrive in Rancho Cordova, CA a check was made to her apartment that only turned up (2) starving kittens. Mandy was an animal lover whom would have never left her kittens without food.

Mandy did not have transportation and hitchhiked often.

Mandy was reported missing June 26th, 1986 almost 2 weeks after she was last seen.

A possible sighting of Mandy was reported in 1988 a store clerk carded a woman buying alcohol he recognized the name on her ID. The sighting was never confirmed.

Investigating Agency:
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
400 S Martin L King Blvd
Las Vegas, NV. 89106
Tele: 702.828.3563 / 800.492.6565
MP Case # 86-26112
Contact: Zachary Burns
Contact: Detective Dan Holley
E-Mail: pio@lvmpd.com / missingpersons@lvmpd.com
Web: LVMPD Home

Information Sources:
NAMUS
MP Case # 8239: Missing Person Case
Case Manager: Dustin Driscoll
Tele: 817.240.4106
E-Mail: Dustin.Driscoll@unthsc.edu

The Charley Project
Amanda Lee Fravel – The Charley Project

The Doe Network
MP Case # 2491DFNV: 2491DFNV - Amanda Lee Fravel

Las Vegas Now
New Leads in Decades Old Missing Persons Case

 

[fasteddy8170]

Recent interview with Amanda's sister:

Amanda Fravel: The Ultimate Puzzle | Free Podcasts | PodOmatic"

 

[Archangel85]

I guess she met with foul play on the way to work and someone picked up her cards.

 

[Bit of hope]

I recently noticed that in a missing persons poster it was mentioned that Amanda had a tattoo of a rose on her left hand.

 

[Mfravel7]

Ive tried to get my sisters missing persons police report which was filed in 1986 but Las Vegas Metro wont release to me. My sister is Amanda Lee Fravel. Any ideas ??

 

[cybervampira]

Welcome to Websleuths @Mfravel7

There is a thread for your sister here:
NV - NV - Amanda Fravel, 20, Las Vegas, June 1986

Maybe you want to join the discussion there.

Did LVMP give you a reason why they are not releasing it?

 

[Steelslady]

Ive tried to get my sisters missing persons police report which was filed in 1986 but Las Vegas Metro wont release to me. My sister is Amanda Lee Fravel. Any ideas ??

Hire a lawyer. That is ridiculous that they won't release it to you, after all this time. I am so sorry about your sister.

 

[Mfravel7]

Welcome to Websleuths @Mfravel7

There is a thread for your sister here:
NV - NV - Amanda Fravel, 20, Las Vegas, June 1986

Maybe you want to join the discussion there.

Did LVMP give you a reason why they are not releasing it?

Yes.. they say since im not the one who filed it . I was only 16 at the time so of course i didnt file it. Its just crazy. Ive filed a FOIA but still haven't heard a thing back.

 

[Mfravel7]

It was suggested to me that if anyone had any ideas about dealing with Vegas Metro it would be someone on this site

 

[Mfravel7]

22-years-ago, Amanda Fravel left the downtown Las Vegas area to run some errands and hasn't been seen since. She came to Las Vegas to start over and there hasn't been a trace of her since 1986.

Metro detective Pat Febbraro has dusted off Amanda's missing persons file after getting a call from law enforcement in Indiana. A skull and some bones were found there in 1996, but recently a possible match to Fravel showed up in a national crime database.

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=7979459

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