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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Elizabeth
Theresa Bishop
20
20
5'6 - 5'7 inches
110 lbs
White
Female
Bishop was last seen talking to some unknown men at or near Diamond Jim's, a nightclub on Butternut Street in Abilene, Texas, on October 2, 1981. She has never been heard from again. Authorities regarded Henry Lee Lucas as a possible suspect in Bishop's case. A photo of Lucas is posted with this case summary. Investigators interviewed him at least ten times, but Lucas consistently denied involvement in Bishop's disappearance. Lucas was convicted of the 1979 murder of an unidentified female in Texas and sentenced to death. The state's former governor, George W. Bush, commuted his sentence to life imprisonment prior to his scheduled 1999 execution. He later died in prison. Lucas claimed to have killed approximately 600 people, but he confessed to many crimes he did not commit and the exact number of his victims is unknown. He is also considered a possible suspect in the disappearances of Eva DeBruhl and Cheryl Scherer, and he confessed to involvement in the unsolved disappearances of Janet Callies and a married couple, John and Faye Whatley. Bishop's case remains unsolved.
Oct 02, 1981
Abilene
Texas
Abilene
3
Abilene Police Department
01/28/2026
