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Raylene Susan Helsley, a 12-year-old girl from Ruston, Louisiana, disappeared on January 5, 1983. She had been living with her father and younger sister at the time. That morning, her younger sister witnessed their father, Raymond Helsley Jr., brutally beat Raylene with a PVC pipe and a metal wrench, which broke during the assault. When her sister left for school, Raylene was lying motionless on the couch. Upon returning later that day, Raylene was nowhere to be found, and her father claimed tha ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 05, 1983
Last Seen: Jan 05, 1983
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Dec 21, 2009
Sep 11, 2019
Raylene
Helsley
53
12
59 inches
87 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Jan 05, 1983
Ruston
Louisiana
Lincoln Parish
No
190
26115
Union Parish Sheriff's Office
Farmerville
Louisiana
Union Parish
71241
710 Holder Road, Farmerville, LA 71241, Louisiana
3183683124
County
Law Enforcement
830102
Union Parish Sheriff's Office
7233
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
No
11/18/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else noticed how off the polygraph results were regarding Raylene Helsley's father? I kno... ...Read More
11/01/2024
11/01/2024
I'm curious about the timeline surrounding Raylene's disappearance. Given the gaps in Raymond Helsle... ...Read More
10/17/2024
10/17/2024
Have you ever noticed how some cases seem to become frozen in time, haunting all those left behind? ... ...Read More
07/27/2024
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