Ira Shaw

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Case Description
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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
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    Victim Details

    Jul 21, 2023

    Jan 08, 2024

    Ira

    Shaw

    61

    15

    60 inches

    120 lbs

    Black / African American

    Female

    Jun 19, 1978

    Austin

    Texas

    Travis County

    78705

    No

    126706

    Austin Police Department

    Austin

    Texas

    Travis County

    78748

    Zachary Baldridge

    Detective

    715 East 8th Street, Texas

    5129745250

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    http://www.austintexas.gov/department/police

    23-2020277

    1978-06-19

    Austin Police Department

    Black

    Brown

    Brown

    10/03/2024


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    Does anyone have any information on what Ira was wearing when they went missing?... ...Read More
    06/24/2024
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    06/17/2024
    Has anyone seen any recent updates on Ira's whereabouts? I'm still hearing conflicting reports on wh... ...Read More
    01/01/2023