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Status
Missing person
Agency
FBI
Issued
2017
Nationality
American
Checked
Missing person · FBI

Tara Leigh Calico

Listed by the agency as TARA LEIGH CALICO

Tara Leigh Calico is listed as a missing person by the FBI; last known in Belen, New Mexico on 20 September 1988. This is a search for a person at risk, not a criminal notice.

She is described as 1.65 m tall, weighing about 52 kg, with hazel eyes and brown hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Calico has a large scar on the back of her right shoulder, and a dime-sized brown-colored birthmark on the back of one of her legs. Born on 28 February 1969 in New Mexico, she would now be 57.

Incident

Belen, New Mexico · 20 September 1988

Reward

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for precise details leading to the identification or location of Tara Leigh Calico, and information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her disappearance.

Case details, as published by FBI

Tara Leigh Calico left her home on Brugg Street in Belen, New Mexico, to go on a bike ride at 9:30 a.m. on September 20, 1988. She rode her mother's bicycle as her own was damaged. She was last seen riding along Highway 47 in Valencia County at approximately 11:45 a.m. Calico biked this route daily during her routine 36-mile ride. She was 19 years old at the time of her disappearance, and was never seen again.

Sex
Female
Date of birth
28 February 1969
Age
57 (computed from date of birth)
Place of birth
New Mexico
Height
165 cm
Weight
52 kg
Eyes
hazel
Hair
brown
Scars / marks
Calico has a large scar on the back of her right shoulder, and a dime-sized brown-colored birthmark on the back of one of her legs.

About this notice

The FBI Wanted list covers federal fugitives, violent offenders, missing persons and cases where the bureau is seeking public information; not every entry is a fugitive. About the FBI Wanted list →

If you can help

Information about this case can be submitted to the FBI online or by phone on 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), or to any FBI field office or US embassy. tips.fbi.gov ↗

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