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Missing Since:: Missing Since 11/03/1988
Missing From:: Missing From Chico, California
Classification:: Classification Endangered Missing
Gender:: Female
Race:: Race White
Date of Birth:: Date of Birth 07/23/1962 (62)
Age:: Age 26 years old
Height and Weight:: Height and Weight 5’5, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:: Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt, blue Levi’s jeans, gray and white low-top shoes, a gold Timex watch and a gold necklace with the initial J.
Distinguishing Characteristics:: Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Some agencies give Smith’s middle name as “Ellen.” She has two moles on the left side of her face, a scar on her left leg and a scar on her chin. She has a gap between her front teeth and and she has previously fractured her right wrist.
Details of Disappearance:: Smith disappeared from her home on Esplanade Avenue in Chico, California on November 3, 1988. She might have been going to Quincy or Oroville, but she never arrived. It’s very strange because she left behind everything—clothes, makeup, and her purse—and she wasn’t the type to just disappear. Her roommate didn’t report her missing until November 12th. Police think something bad happened to her.
Agency:: Butte County Sheriff’s Office 530-538-7671
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