Tyra Garcia

Murdered
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A missing 15-year-old girl's remains are discovered in an orange orchard
Tyra Garcia, aged 15, was reported missing on May 27, 1985, in Ventura, California, after being last seen getting into a car with two men at a local 7-Eleven. Her family, who believed that she hadn't run away, faced difficulties as authorities initially assumed she would return on her own. This assumption delayed the urgency of the search efforts. Tragically, Tyra’s body was discovered on June 7, 1985, in an embankment near Broadway Road and Stockton Road in Moorpark, Ventura County. Her body ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tyra Garcia

    April 19, 2023

    Female

    Hispanic / Latino

    Ventura

    CA

    1985-06-07

    1985-05-27

    1970-02-12

    15

    Tyra

    Garcia

    Victim

    10/14/2024


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    09/20/2023
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