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Ira Elizabeth Shaw, a 15-year-old, disappeared on June 19, 1978, in Austin, Texas. She was last seen leaving her summer job at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library on Red River Street around 5:00 p.m. Ira, who went by the nicknames "Liz" or "Ira-Liz," was supposed to walk to her aunt’s house to meet her mother, but she never arrived. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as 5 feet tall, weighing 120 pounds, with a distinctive large light-colored birthmark on the front of her right leg. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 19, 1978
Last Seen: Jun 19, 1978
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Ira
Shaw
61
15
60 inches
120 lbs
Black / African American
Female
Jun 19, 1978
Austin
Texas
Travis County
78705
No
363
126706
Austin Police Department
Austin
Texas
Travis County
78748
Zachary Baldridge
Detective
715 East 8th Street, Texas
5129745250
Local
Law Enforcement
23-2020277
1978-06-19
Austin Police Department
3836
Black
Brown
Brown
11/26/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Ira Elizabeth Shaw's case lately, especially since it's so frustrat... ...Read More
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