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Michelle Thomas

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Case Description
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Michelle Doherty Thomas, a 17-year-old, was last seen on October 5, 1985, in Alta Loma, Texas (now part of Santa Fe). After returning home from her job at a gas station, she left with two male acquaintances, Carlos Garcia Jr. and Warren Lyn Richardson, with plans to meet friends at a nightclub on Galveston Island. However, Michelle never arrived at the nightclub, and her family reported her missing two days later. She left behind her estranged husband and a baby son, whose first birthday was the ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 05, 1985
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  • Michelle Thomas, 17 Yrs., Alta Loma, TX, 10/05/85
  • Have you seen this child? Michelle Doherty Thomas - MissingKids.org
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    Victim Details

    Apr 15, 2010

    Jun 28, 2023

    Michelle

    Thomas

    56

    17

    62 inches

    85 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    Oct 05, 1985

    Alta Loma

    Texas

    Galveston County

    210

    26992

    Galveston County Sheriff's Office

    Galveston

    Texas

    Galveston County

    77551

    Henry Trochesset

    Sheriff

    601 54th Street, Texas

    4097662322

    County

    Law Enforcement

    http://sheriff.galvestoncountytx.gov/

    85-46458C

    Galveston County Sheriff's Office

    Brown

    Gray

    Gray

    11/14/2025


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    06/20/2023
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