Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/28/1992
- Missing From:
- Missing From Los Angeles, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/29/1972 (52)
- Age:
- Age 20 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 120 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, brown eyes. Montgomery has a six-inch birthmark on her upper right arm.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Twenty-year-old Montgomery disappeared in Los Angeles on November 28, 1992. After leaving a party in Oxnard around 5:00 a.m., her bloodstained truck was found abandoned in the Angeles National Forest. She was never seen again.
Justin Merriman, a member of a violent white supremacist gang, was convicted of her murder in 2001. Merriman, who knew Montgomery and had been rejected by her, was at the same party. Witnesses testified he took her to his mother’s condo, raped and killed her, then buried her body with the help of others near Sylmar. Though Merriman claimed innocence and his lawyers cited mental health issues, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. His sentence is under appeal.
Montgomery was a waitress, a college student, and aspiring photographer. Her body has never been found, but all evidence points to her murder by Merriman. The case is detailed in the book *Dangerous Attractions*.
- Agency:
- Los Angeles Police Department 213-996-1800
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 11/28/1992