NV NV - Melinda Beardsley, 30, Reno, December 16, 1976

[victoriarobinson642]

Added to the Doe Network today (09/18/25), not in NAMUS

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5330DFNV

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Name: Melinda Beardsley
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: December 16, 1976
Location Last Seen: Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: October 10, 1946
Age: 30 years old
Race: White / Caucasian
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 170 lbs
Hair Color: Dark brown, thick, and coarse
Eye Color: Dark brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Crooked left incisor

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Melinda was last known to be living in Carson City, Nevada. In December of 1976, she was arrested for driving under the influence in Reno. A newspaper article about the incident listed her address in Carson City, providing the last confirmed record of her whereabouts. Originally from Michigan, Melinda also lived in California and Nevada during her life. She was a mother and described as being very close to her family, remaining in regular contact with them until the mid-1970s. The DUI arrest record from 1976 is the final proof of life her family has been able to locate.
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[HopeRains]

The arrest was reported in the Dec 16th Reno Gazette paper (kind of "fast", if you will, if it occurred same day given print deadlines, etc). I wonder if she was actually arrested prior to Dec 16.

Article clipped from Reno Gazette-Journal

Clipping found in Reno Gazette-Journal published in Reno, Nevada on 12/16/1976.

www.newspapers.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Melinda got married in 1964, at age 17, to KGC, 23. Their son was born a few months later.