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| 1985 Gandara, Angelica M. July 14,1985; Temple 11 years old | |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 31 2010, 09:44 PM Post #1 |
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25 Years After Her Disappearance, Local Girl’s Fate Remains A Mystery The fate of an 11-year-old Temple girl who disappeared 25 years ago Wednesday while walking home from her grandmother’s house remains a mystery, but police say the case remains open. Angelica Gandara in 1985 and a computer-generated image of how she might look today. Story 6 Comments Photos Font Size: TEMPLE (July 14, 2010)—Angelica Gandara was 11 years old when she disappeared on July 14, 1985 as she walked the two blocks from her grandmother’s home to her family’s house in Temple. If she’s still alive, she would be 36, but her fate remains clouded in mystery. She was dressed in a white short-sleeve pullover shirt, black shorts, white socks and white tennis shoes as she set out for home after visiting her grandmother. According to some reports, someone saw her with a man and a woman in a blue and white pickup truck that had a red and white hood. Police spokesman Brad Hunt said Wednesday investigators review the case periodically in hopes of finding new leads. None of the officers involved in the original investigation of her disappearance still works for the Temple Police Department, Hunt said. He said the case will remain open until Gandara is found. Investigators have looked at several possible suspects in Gandara’s disappearance, including Ohio prison inmate David Elliot Penton, a convicted serial child killer who was charged with in the death of his 2-month-old son in 1984 while he was serving at Fort Hood. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and then fled while free on bond. Three years later he was arrested, tried and convicted of killing a 9-year-old Ohio girl. Dallas-area investigators questioned him about the abductions and murders of three young girls between January 1985 and February 1986, during the period when he was on the run, and in 2003 he was indicted for capital murder in Collin County. He avoided a possible death sentence two years later by pleading guilty to the murders for which he received concurrent life sentences. He’s also a suspect in the disappearance of girls in Texas and a half-dozen other states. He’s now held in the Toledo Correctional Institution, serving his sentence for the murder of the 9-year-old girl. In September 1997, investigators focused briefly on Ramiro Ibarra, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the beating, rape and strangulation of a 16-year-old girl in March 1987 in Waco. He was arrested soon after the murder, but was later released after judge suppressed certain evidence in the case. Changes in the law, however, allowed prosecutors to pursue to bring Ibarra to trial nearly a decade later. Ibarra is now 56. He’s been on Texas death row since December 1997. Efforts to link him to Gandara’s disappearance were unsuccessful. There were also momentary hopes for a break in the case in July 1998 after the discovery of bones prompted a search of Cameron Park in Waco, but a month later, police said the bones weren’t human. http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/98453194.html?ref=194 |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 31 2010, 09:45 PM Post #2 |
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http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/gandara_angelica.html Angelica Maria Gandara Left: Gandara, circa 1985; Right: Age-progression at age 28 (circa 2002) Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: July 14, 1985 from Temple, Texas Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date Of Birth: February 5, 1974 Age: 11 years old Height and Weight: 4'10, 85 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Gandara has a mole on her nose. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A black and white short-sleeved pullover shirt, black shorts, white socks and white tennis shoes. Details of Disappearance The last confirmed sighting of Gandara was in her hometown of Temple, Texas on July 14, 1985. She was seen inside an unidentified pickup truck, accompanied by an unidentified Caucasian male and female. The witness told authorities that the truck's hood, front fender and bed were painted red and white. The doors were blue and white and the top of the truck was painted white. According to the witness, the vehicle was dirty, dented and in general disrepair. Gandara was sighted in the truck approximately two blocks from her grandmother's residence in Temple. She was walking back to her family's home at the time she disappeared. She has never been seen again. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Temple Police Department 254-770-5506 OR Texas Department Of Public Safety 800-346-3243 Source Information The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Texas Department Of Public Safety Charley Project Home |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 31 2010, 09:46 PM Post #3 |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 31 2010, 09:47 PM Post #4 |
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ANGELICA MARIA GANDARA Age Progression Case Type: Non Family Abduction DOB: Feb 5, 1974 Sex: Female Missing Date: Jul 14, 1985 Race: White/Hisp Age Now: 36 Height: 4'10" (147 cm) Missing City: TEMPLE Weight: 85 lbs (39 kg) Missing State : TX Hair Color: Black Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: NCMC601422 Circumstances: Angelica's photo is shown age-progressed to 33 years. She was last seen walking from her grandmother's house, approximately 2 blocks from home. She has a mole on her nose. http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/ser...earchLang=en_US |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 31 2010, 09:49 PM Post #5 |
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http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/mpdetail...issing%20Person |
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