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Melinda Beardsley Missing Person Case

Last seen in Reno, Nevada on Dec 16, 1976

Victim Details

Nov 17, 2025

Nov 18, 2025

Melinda

Beardsley

79

30

67 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 16, 1976

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

Reno

No

180443

Reno Police Department

Reno

Nevada

Washoe County

89502

Tamara Lamoureaux

Missing Persons Investigator

455 East 2nd Street, Nevada

7753342175

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.renopd.com/

25-23182

2025-11-18

Reno Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

Yes

08/01/2026


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Melinda “Pip” Beardsley, a 30-year-old mother originally from Michigan, was last seen on December 16, 1976, in Reno, Nevada. On that day, she was arrested for driving under the influence, which is the last confirmed record of her whereabouts. At the time, she was living in the Carson City area and had previously resided in California. Melinda was described as being close to her family, but all communication with them ceased in the mid-1970s. For reasons that are not publicly known, she was n ...
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Last Seen: Dec 16, 1976

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