CA CA - Judy Eileen Smith, 26, Chico, 3 Nov 1988

[TheArtfulDetective]

Judy Eileen Smith



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: November 03, 1988
Location Last Seen: Chico, Butte County, California***

Description:​

• Date of Birth: July 23, 1962
• Age: 26 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5' 5" (65 inches)
• Weight: 160 lbs.
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has two moles on the left side of her face. Scars on left leg and on her chin. She has a gap between her front teeth and and has previously fractured her right wrist.
• Clothing & Personal Items: A T-shirt. Blue Levi's denim jeans. Gray & white low-top shoes. A gold Timex watch. A gold necklace with the initial "J".
• Identifiers: Dental records available.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Smith was last seen at 1731 Esplanade Avenue in Chico,*** California on November 3, 1988. She has never been heard from again. Her roommate reported her missing ten days later. Smith may have been en route to Quincy, California, or to a job in Oroville, California, at the time she went missing. She left behind all her clothing, her makeup, and her purse. It's considered uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Foul play is suspected in Smith's case and her whereabouts remain unknown.

***Some agencies report she was last seen in Oroville, California.

Investigators:

• Butte County Sheriff's Office: (530) 538-7404; (530) 538-7434; Tip Line: (530) 538-7671
  Reference Case#: C88-17882

NCIC Case Number: Not available
NamUs Case Number: MP21792

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Judy Eileen Smith – The Charley Project
Judy Eileen Smith
http://www.buttecounty.net/Portals/24/pdf/missing2.pdf

 

[HopeRains]

newspapers.com; The Biggs News, 6 Dec 90, pg 2. This article says she is also known as "Jude" and sometimes wears glasses.

 

[heartanium]

Larger photo of Judy clipped from The Paradise Post

 

[Lilibet]

The first post says she was last seen at 1731 Esplanade. The apartments here date back to 1951, but there seem to be some newer commercial suites at the same address facing the street. I assume she lived at this address in 1988.

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[John/Jane Doe]

Judy Eileen Smith – The Charley Project

 

[carter_]

Does anyone find it odd that her roommate didn’t report her missing for 9 days? Does anyone have any information on who the roommate was?

 

[HopeRains]

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Does anyone find it odd that her roommate didn’t report her missing for 9 days? Does anyone have any information on who the roommate was?

Yes. Articles report she had close friends in Chico and was close to her sister in Sacramento. I, too, am curious about the delay in the report - it sounds as if several people could have made it but did not for some reason (assuming the 9-day info is correct).

I saw articles/CrimeStoppers through 1991 - only additional info provided was that authorities were also alerted in Oregon and Nevada. No mention of vehicle with anything I have seen, I do wonder how she travelled around. Quincy is some 80-ish miles from Chico. Oroville is around 20.