TX TX - Sonja Kay Redbird, 19, Dallas, 1975

[victoriarobinson642]

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Missing Age - 19 Years
Current Age - 66 Years
First Name - Sonja
Middle Name - Kay
Last Name - Redbird
Nickname/Alias - Sonja or Sonya spelling of first name is not known
Sex - Female
Height - 5' 0" - 5' 4" (60 - 64 Inches)
Weight - 130 - 140 lbs
Race / Ethnicity - American Indian / Alaska Native
Tribe Enrollment / Affiliation - Yes
Associated Tribe(s): Enrolled with Kiowa Tribe
Date of Last Contact - January 1, 1975

Last Known Location - Dallas, Texas​

Circumstances of Disappearance - Originally from Anadarko, Oklahoma. Last seen in 1972 in Anadarko but she resided in Dallas. Kept in contact with [her] family until approximately 1975. Declared deceased from family through BIA/Kiowa Tribal Court.
Hair Color - Brown
Eye Color - Brown

 

[HmmMysterious]

Sonja has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Davidson County Jane Doe 1976 aka "Sherry"

TN - TN - Nashville, Harpeth River, "Sherry", NativeFem 14-17, UP8494, Mar'76

 

[alb1on]

Her family is detailed in the obituary of her brother Robert Redbird at Robert Larry Redbird, Sr. but offers no other information.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Sonja has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Davidson County Jane Doe 1976 aka "Sherry"

TN - TN - Nashville, Harpeth River, "Sherry", NativeFem 14-17, UP8494, Mar'76

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This photo has been added to her NAMUS.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Sonja Kay Redbird – The Charley Project

 

[Springrain]

I don't think Sonja is the Harpeth River Jane Doe, but I would not be surprised if she is a Jane Doe found in the Dallas area. I wish there was more information available on her disappearance.

 

[theshadow45]

Following.

 

[theshadow45]

Sonja has been missing for about 48 years this year.

 

[Springrain]

Sonja has been missing for about 48 years this year.

I was just thinking of Sonja, and your bumping this thread put it on my New Posts! What a coincidence.
I wonder if Sonja has any living friends or relatives who would be able to provide more details on her disappearance.

I have to wonder - her NamUs says she was last seen in 1972 but communicated until 1975. I wonder what part of 1975 she fell off the radar in (so to speak), and how these communications were done (writing, phone calls, both). I also wonder if she had a regular job since it doesn't sound like she was being financially supported by her family...if she lived with roommates, had a partner, etc. Lots of details unknown.

 

[Springrain]

OK. I just ran a NamUs search for female skeletal remains found in Texas or Oklahoma from January 1975 to December 1985, just to narrow it down. 23 results...time to start digging...

 

[Springrain]

Best possibilities I found from TX/OK:
#UP4564 - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Found July 1976 - estimated as different race, but race estimations can be wrong
#UP4643 - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Found December 1979 - estimated as different race, but race estimations can be wrong
#UP8473 - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Found October 1980 - listed as possible Native American, age range (30-60) is off

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Has she ever been considered as the possible mother of the "middle child" in the Rasmussen Bear Brook/Allentown cases? If she lived in Texas for a few years and kept touch with her family up til 1975, it's possible her family would not know whether she had a child or not. Just speculating as Rasmussen appeared in Texas in the early 70s.

 

[Susikatze]

Has she ever been considered as the possible mother of the "middle child" in the Rasmussen Bear Brook/Allentown cases? If she lived in Texas for a few years and kept touch with her family up til 1975, it's possible her family would not know whether she had a child or not. Just speculating as Rasmussen appeared in Texas in the early 70s.

MC had no substantial Native ancestry according to DNA analysis. A bit of African and if I remember, maybe a tiny bit of Native but she was predominantly White. She would be 50% Native if her mom was fully Native.

 

[theshadow45]

Sonja has been missing for about 49 years this year.