FL FL - Angelica Jean LaVallee (14) and Barbara Ann Byer (14), Orlando, May 20th 1983

[Mysteries1974]

Angelica LaVellee, 14, and Barbara Ann Byer, 14

David Alan Gore confessed to authorities in 1984 that he and his cousin Fred Waterfield
picked up Orlando runaways Barbara Ann Byer, and Angelica LaVallee, both 14, when
they found the girls hitchhiking May 20, 1983 along Interstate 95 in Brevard County.

Soon after the girls got into a van Waterfield was driving, Gore pulled out a gun and tied
up both teenagers. Gore said Waterfield made him drive so he could have access to the
abducted girls while they headed south toward Vero Beach. Gore later killed both girls
by shooting them in the head, he told police.

In December 1983, days before going on trial for killing Lynn Elliott, 17, Gore led authorities
to a citrus grove west of Vero Beach where searchers found a partial skeleton and
skull belonging to Byer.

LaVallee’s body, which Gore said he disposed of in a canal off I-95 west of Vero Beach,
was never recovered.


Angelica LaVallee (still missing)

Barbara Ann Byer (found deceased 12/1983)

 

[Mysteries1974]

Angelica Jean LaVallee

Missing Since: May 20th 1983
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
From: Orlando, Florida
Age: 14 years old
DOB: February 8th 1969
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 160 pounds
Hair: Brown; shoulder length straight with some curls
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing features: Angelica’s teeth are slanted and her eye teeth protrude. She has a birthmark on her left leg and scars on her left thigh. Her ears were pierced but the holes grew back together
Clothing: A black Van Halen t-shirt, lavender shorts, a red and black striped bathing suit, and a pair of flip flops
Details: Angelica left her residence in Orlando, Florida at 6:30 am on May 20th 1983. She allegedly joined up with a friend, Barbara Byer, who ran away from home the previous day and they both intended on running off to Broward County. Foul play is suspected.

NamUs: MP82752 (I submitted her and the NamUs contact for her has confirmed the law enforcement agency is in the process of approving her)