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Ira Shaw Missing Person Case

Last seen in Austin, Texas on Jun 19, 1978

Victim Details

Jul 21, 2023

Jan 08, 2024

Ira

Shaw

63

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

3836

Black

Brown

Brown

07/28/2026


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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 fron ...
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Last Seen: Jun 19, 1978

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  • Ira Elizabeth Shaw - The Charley Project
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