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Tanisha circa 1984; Age-progression to age 38 (circa 2019)
Missing Since: January 5, 1984 from Austin, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 22, 1981
Age: 2 years old
Height and Weight: 3'0, 42 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Tanisha's hair was braided in pigtails at the time of her disappearance.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A short-sleeved white pullover shirt, red sweatpants and white tennis shoes with velcro fasteners.
Details of Disappearance
Tanisha was last seen by her mother while she was playing in a front yard swing set at her home at 1:30 p.m. on January 5, 1984. She and her mother lived with Tanisha's great-grandmother in a mobile home in the 2100 block of Thrasher Lane in southeast Austin, Texas.
Her mother was sweeping the rug inside their residence and took her eyes off her daughter for a few minutes. When she looked again, Tanisha was gone. Her mother and a neighbor searched for her for two hours before calling the police.
A witness reported seeing Tanisha later that day, walking eastbound on Riverside Drive with a slender, bearded man wearing a green Army hat. An extensive search of the neighborhood turned up no sign of Tanisha.
She has never been seen again and her companion has not been identified. Foul play is suspected in her case.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Austin Police Department
512-974-0916
Tanisha Lorraine Watkins – The Charley Project
Have you seen this child? Tanisha Watkins
NAMUS: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
. IMO they could have done better, even back then.
