Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/20/1987
- Missing From:
- Missing From Santa Ana, California
- Classification:
- Classification Family Abduction
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/25/1984 (40)
- Age:
- Age 3 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 3’0, 40 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Christopher’s nickname is Chris and some agencies refer to him by that name.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In November 1987, Susan Zaharias took her children, Christopher and Lisa, and disappeared. Susan and the children’s father, Louis, had a bad marriage, and Louis said Susan used drugs and acted erratically. After an argument on November 20th, Louis left the house, and Susan ran away with the kids.
Susan (born December 5, 1959) is a white woman, about 5’6″ tall and weighing between 90 and 100 pounds, with blonde hair, blue eyes, a small upper lip scar, and keloid scarring on her stomach. She may use the names Susan Gammill or Susan Nosal. She has a history of cocaine and methamphetamine use and a heart condition requiring antibiotics before dental work.
There are warrants out for her arrest for kidnapping her children and for other serious crimes. She and the children were seen in Pennsylvania and Detroit, Michigan, after the abduction. There have been possible sightings of Susan in Michigan and Oklahoma, but no one knows where they are now. They might be driving a black 1986 Toyota 4-Runner, license plate 2X85442. Susan has family in Oklahoma, California, and Pennsylvania, and she could be in any of those places, or in Michigan or Canada. The children are still missing.
- Agency:
- Orange County District Attorney’s Office
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 11/20/1987