Ira Shaw Missing from Austin, Texas age 15

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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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Jul 21, 2023

Case Added

Jan 08, 2024

firstname

Ira

lastname

Shaw

Current Age

61

Age at Disappearance

15

Height

60 inches

Weight

120 lbs

ethnicity

Black / African American

gender

Female

Last Seen

Jun 19, 1978

City

Austin

State

Texas

County

Travis County

Zip Code

78705

Tribal Land

No

Agency ID

126706

Agency Name

Austin Police Department

Agency City

Austin

Agency State

Texas

Agency County

Travis County

Agency Zip Code

78748

Agency Contact

Zachary Baldridge

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

715 East 8th Street, Texas

Agency Phone

5129745250

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

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

Agency Case #

23-2020277

Agency Report Date

1978-06-19

Primary Agency

Austin Police Department

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

10/03/2024

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Ira Shaw
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