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:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/18/1986 (38)
- Age:
- Age 1 year old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 2’0, 20 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Some agencies hyphenate Lisa’s first and middle names, as in “Lisa-Mae.”
- Details of Disappearance:
- In November 1987, Susan Zaharias took her children, Lisa and Christopher, and disappeared. Susan and the children’s father, Louis, had a troubled marriage, and Louis said Susan used drugs and acted erratically. After an argument, 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 very thin (90-100 pounds), with blonde hair and blue eyes. She might use the names Susan Gammill or Susan Nosal. She has a small scar above her lip and scars on her stomach. She had a drug problem (cocaine and meth) and a heart condition requiring antibiotics before dental work.
There are warrants out for Susan’s arrest for serious crimes and for taking her children. They were seen in Pennsylvania and Detroit after the abduction. There have been possible sightings of Susan alone in Michigan and Oklahoma. They may be traveling in a black 1986 Toyota 4Runner (license plate 2X85442). Susan has family in Oklahoma, California, and Pennsylvania, and she could be in Michigan or Canada too.
Lisa and Christopher are still missing.
- Agency:
- Orange County District Attorney’s Office
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 11/20/1987