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TARA LEIGH CALICO

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Missing From: Belen, New Mexico

Date of Last Contact: September 20, 1988

Missing Age: 19

Current Age: 55


Caucasian Female

5'7"  115-120 lbs.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE

On the morning of September 20, 1988, 19-year-old Tara Calico left her home on Brugg Street in Belen, New Mexico, for her regular 36-mile bike ride. Her own bicycle was damaged, so she took her mother’s neon pink Huffy mountain bike with yellow control cables and sidewalls. She was last seen around 11:45 a.m. riding along Highway 47 in Valencia County, just two miles from home, reportedly followed closely by a light-colored pickup truck. When Tara failed to return by noon as expected, her mother began searching and reported her missing by 3:00 p.m. Fragments of Tara’s Walkman and a cassette tape were found along the roadside, possibly dropped intentionally as a signal. Her bicycle has never been found. Tara’s case remains open, and a $20,000 FBI reward is still active for information leading to her recovery or to a conviction.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS

​If you know anything about the Tara Calico case, please contact:

Valencia County Sheriff's Office
(505) 866-2400
Agency Case Number 20161005875

FBI Albuquerque Field Office
Phone: (505) 889-1300
Agency Case Number 7-AQ40914

MEDIA AND LINKS

Officials say they have a suspect in Tara Calico case

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Officials say they have a suspect in Tara Calico case
Officials say they have a suspect in Tara Calico case

Officials say they have a suspect in Tara Calico case

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Officials to provide update on Tara Calico case

Officials to provide update on Tara Calico case

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Investigators say they have new leads in Tara Calico disappearance

Investigators say they have new leads in Tara Calico disappearance

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Will Tara Calico Ever Be Found? | The Missing

Will Tara Calico Ever Be Found? | The Missing

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