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Tara Leigh Calico
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Tara Leigh Calico

13,915 Days Without Answers

Age at Disappearance
19
Last Seen
September 20, 1988
Location
Belen, Valencia, New Mexico
Investigating Agency
Valencia County Sheriff's Department
Agency Phone
(505) 865-9604
Height
67 in
Weight
120 lbs
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Green

Circumstances

Calico was last seen riding her mother’s neon pink Huffy mountain bike on Highway 47 in Belen, New Mexico on September 20, 1988, during her daily bike ride. Witnesses saw a dirty white or light gray 1953 Ford pickup truck with a handmade camper shell following her. Her bicycle has never been found, and foul play is suspected. Her case remains unsolved.

Case file last verified October 16, 2026 against the official sources cited above.

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Sex
Female
Race
White / Caucasian

Sources: The Charley Project · Federal Bureau of Investigation

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