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Dec 12, 2008
Mar 02, 2023
Cory
Rubio
49
24
62 inches
105 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
In the winter of 1999, a young mother named Cory Marie Rubio disappeared, leaving behind a life and two young daughters in the Shreveport, Louisiana area. On January 27, 1999, the 24-year-old had a conversation with her mother, telling her she would be home after picking up her two children from the babysitter's house. However, Cory never arrived to get her daughters and was never heard from again. That day, she had gone to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City to meet with her ex-husband, Jesse McGay, who was a Senior Airman in the United States Air Force. They were scheduled to attend a child support hearing the very next day, as they were in the midst of a custody dispute over their two-year-old daughter. While security records from the base confirm that Cory entered the facility, there were no logs for outgoing visitors, making it unclear if she ever left. The investigation into Cory's disappearance took a concerning turn when her white 1994 Ford Probe was found abandoned shortly after she was last seen. The vehicle was discovered at the Stoner Avenue boat ramp on the Red River in Shreveport, a location directly across the river from Barksdale Air Force Base. Inside the car, which appeared to have been ransacked, authorities found her purse and shoes. The discovery of her personal belongings left behind in a disheveled vehicle suggested that foul play might have been involved in her vanishing. Extensive searches of the area and the Red River were conducted by authorities, including the use of a helicopter and divers, but these efforts did not yield any clues to her whereabouts. Cory's ex-husband, Jesse McGay, who had a reported history of violent behavior, was considered a person of interest in her case. Months after she went missing, McGay was transferred to Osan Air Force Base in Korea, but he soon fled, leaving a note saying he had "unfinished business" in the United States. He was later apprehended in Dallas, Texas, in November 1999, but was never charged in connection with Cory's disappearance. In March 2001, investigators conducted a three-day search for Cory's remains near the boat ramp where her car was found, but the search proved unsuccessful. The overview of Cory Rubio's case is one of a devoted mother who disappeared under suspicious circumstances following a meeting with her ex-husband on a military base on the eve of a contentious court hearing. The subsequent discovery of her ransacked and abandoned vehicle across the river painted a grim picture, yet despite years of investigation and a named person of interest, her case remains unsolved, leaving her family and community without answers.
Jan 27, 1999
Bossier City
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
3155
Shreveport Police Department
Shreveport
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
71101
1234 Texas Avenue, Louisiana
3186737300
Local
Law Enforcement
990104077
Shreveport Police Department
5011
Black
Brown
Brown
05/31/2026
