Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 01/10/1985
- Missing From:
- Missing From Houston, Texas
- Classification:
- Classification Non-Family Abduction
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 07/10/1979 (45)
- Age:
- Age 5 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 2’9, 55 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Pamela’s ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On January 10, 1985, five-year-old Pamela and her older brother Michael, who was repeating kindergarten, vanished in Houston, Texas. They were walking home from school when witnesses saw them get into a green car with a man no one recognized. They never made it home.
Four months later, a phone call claimed the children were safe with their paternal grandmother in Los Angeles. This was false; the grandmother didn’t have them. The caller was never found but sounded like an elderly Black man.
Pamela and Michael lived with their maternal grandmother in Houston. Their parents were separated but not divorced. The children were loved and well cared for by their family, and there was no evidence of abuse. Police initially suspected a relative or friend but found no evidence pointing to anyone.
Because the kids knew not to go with strangers, investigators believe they knew their abductor. The case remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Houston Police Department 713-222-3131
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This person was missing Missing Since 01/10/1985