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Michelle Thomas Missing Person Case

Last seen in Alta Loma, Texas on Oct 05, 1985

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jun 28, 2023

Michelle

Thomas

57

17

62 inches

85 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 05, 1985

Alta Loma

Texas

Galveston County

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

07/25/2026


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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 ...
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Last Seen: Oct 05, 1985

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