Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 06/26/1978
- Missing From:
- Missing From Sparks, Nevada
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/27/1962 (62)
- Age:
- Age 16 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’0 – 5’1, 110 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Sandra’s nickname is Sandy. Her middle name may be spelled “Kay” by some agencies. She has a freckled complexion and her ears are pierced. Both of her second toes are much larger than her big toes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Sandra disappeared in Sparks, Nevada on June 26, 1978. She was walking to a nearby shopping center when she vanished. Police initially thought she ran away, so they didn’t investigate much.
However, it’s suspected she might have been killed by Charlene and Gerald Gallego, a couple convicted of murdering several teenage girls. The Gallegos kidnapped two girls from a nearby fairground almost exactly one year after Sandra disappeared. Sandra had permission to go to that same fairground on the day she vanished, and the Gallegos were in the area.
Gerald Gallego was sentenced to death and died in prison. Charlene got a lighter sentence for testifying against him and was released. Police haven’t been able to talk to her about Sandra, but they’re still looking into what happened. Sandra’s family says she would never have run away, and no one has seen or heard from her since 1978. She was a high school student who had recently moved to Nevada from California.
- Agency:
- Sparks Police Department 775-353-2231
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This person was missing Missing Since 06/26/1978