Account
Apr 28, 2015
Jul 16, 2024
Tena
Preast
52
19
65 inches
67 inches
130 lbs
145 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the late summer of 1991, a 19-year-old woman named Tena Mashell Preast disappeared from Lawton, Oklahoma, leaving behind a life and a family that would continue to search for answers for decades. On August 4, 1991, Tena was last seen at the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. At the time of her disappearance, she was a vibrant young woman, described by her sister as having a "heart of gold" and being the "life of the party," though she also possessed a fiery temper. Tena was working as a dancer at a local establishment called The Deluxe, where she used the stage name "Cameel." Physically, she was described as a Caucasian female with green eyes. At the time she went missing, her hair was dyed black and cut just above her shoulders, though it had previously been long and bleached. She had a distinctive tattoo on her left shoulder of a yellow smiley face with a red bullet hole in its forehead and the words "Have a nice day" above it. The circumstances surrounding Tena's disappearance are based primarily on her boyfriend's account of that day. He reported that an unknown man came to their apartment, and Tena went outside to speak with him. When she didn't return after about twenty minutes, her boyfriend went to check on her, only to find that she was gone. Crucially, Tena left all of her personal belongings behind, including her purse and keys, suggesting she did not intend to be gone for long. Her boyfriend later went to her sister Sandi's house in a state of distress, claiming Tena had left with another man and had not come back. This was the beginning of a long and painful journey for Tena's family, particularly her sister, who has never stopped advocating for her and seeking the truth. The investigation into Tena Preast's disappearance has been fraught with challenges and has yielded few definitive answers over the years. Her sister has expressed frustration, feeling that her pleas for help were not taken seriously in the initial stages. While law enforcement has never officially named a suspect, some sources indicate that persons of interest have included a family member and the father of a former boyfriend. A chilling connection was also noted to another dancer from the same club, Barbara Berry, whose remains were discovered in a field in 1994, three years after Tena vanished. This has led to speculation that Tena's case could be linked to the "Cache Road killings," a series of murders in the area, though her disappearance predates when those killings officially began, and her lifestyle reportedly did not involve the high-risk activities associated with the other victims. The case remains an active and unresolved investigation, a story of a young woman who vanished after stepping outside her front door, leaving behind only questions and a family still hoping for closure.
Aug 04, 1991
Lawton
Oklahoma
Comanche County
73507
5672
Lawton Police Department
Lawton
Oklahoma
Comanche County
73501
Donald Pauley
Detective
100 South Railroad Street, Oklahoma
5805813270
Local
Law Enforcement
1991-7194
1991-08-05
Lawton Police Department
Black
Green
Green
06/10/2026
