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Tara Calico, a 19-year-old University of New Mexico student, disappeared on September 20, 1988, while on her routine 36-mile bike ride near her home in Belen, New Mexico. She left her house around 9:30 a.m., riding her mother’s pink Huffy bike along Highway 47. Despite plans to return home by noon, she never arrived, prompting her mother, Patty Doel, to begin searching for her shortly after. Evidence later found along the route, including part of Tara's Walkman and a cassette tape, suggested s ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 20, 1988
Last Seen: Sep 20, 1988
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Tara
Calico
55
19
67 inches
115 lbs
120 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Sep 20, 1988
Belen
New Mexico
Valencia County
406
19790
Valencia County Sheriff's Office
Los Lunas
New Mexico
Valencia County
87031
Joseph Rowland
Sergeant
543 Luna Avenue, New Mexico
5058662400
County
Law Enforcement
20161005875
Valencia County Sheriff's Office
4297
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
No
11/08/2025
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Hey everyone, I’m just diving into Tara Calico’s case and I can’t stop thinking about the Walk... ...Read More
12/14/2023
12/14/2023
