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Tara Cossey, a 12-year-old girl from San Pablo, California, went missing on June 6, 1979. On that day, she left her home to walk to a nearby liquor store, Pirelli's, to buy a bag of sugar for her mother. She was last seen inside the Montalvin Shopping Center but never returned home. Tara was wearing cutoff Levi's jeans, a blue tank top, thong sandals, and had a red long-sleeved shirt tied around her waist.
Tara was a biracial girl, of Choctaw Native American and Caucasian descent, stand ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 10, 1979
Tara was a biracial girl, of Choctaw Native American and Caucasian descent, stand ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 10, 1979
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Apr 15, 2010
Oct 19, 2021
Tara
Cossey
57
12
59 inches
65 lbs
Hispanic / Latino
Female
Jun 10, 1979
San Pablo
California
Contra Costa County
94806
No
114
26503
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
Martinez
California
Contra Costa County
94553
651 Pine Street, California
9253351500
County
Law Enforcement
S7916822
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
Black
Brown
Brown
11/12/2025
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I find the details about Tara's case so haunting, especially when she was last seen at Montalvin Sho... ...Read More
05/24/2024
05/24/2024
