Pepper Reed Missing from Anaheim, California age 23

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Pepper Reed was 23 years old when she went missing, last seen on December 18, 1975, in Anaheim, California. Her disappearance is documented in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as case MP150118, which lists her as a white/Caucasian female and records Anaheim as the place of last contact; the NamUs entry for her case was created on September 12, 2025.

Before she vanished, Pepper was in a relationship with Terry Peder Rasmussen. According to investigators’ summaries ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 18, 1975

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Victim Details

created

Sep 11, 2025

Case Added

Sep 12, 2025

firstname

Pepper

lastname

Reed

Current Age

73

Age at Disappearance

23

Height

62 inches

Height To

64 inches

Weight

115 lbs

Weight To

130 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Female

Last Seen

Dec 18, 1975

City

Anaheim

State

California

County

Orange County

Zip Code

Anaheim

Tribal Land

No

vehicles

66

Agency ID

177645

Agency Name

Anaheim Police Department

Agency City

Anaheim

Agency State

California

Agency County

Orange County

Agency Zip Code

92805

Agency Contact

Agency Address

425 South Harbor Boulevard, California

Agency Phone

7147651900

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.anaheim.net/171/Police-Department

Agency Case #

25-129982

Agency Report Date

2025-09-11

Primary Agency

Anaheim Police Department

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

12/06/2025

Area Last Seen:

Pepper Reed
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