Tara Leigh Calico

Unknown MissingCold Case

Updated March 13, 2024

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Missing Persons Details

Missing Adults Tara Leigh Calico
Missing from Belen, New Mexico - USA	Nationality	Case Entered July 15, 2021	Status Cold Case
Current Classification Unknown Missing	Source of Record NamUs	Last Updated	Verification Status

Physical Description

Gender Female	Age When Reported Missing	Age As of Today 55	Race Caucasian/White
Hair Color Brown	Eye Color Hazel	Height 5'7"	Weight 120lbs

Last Seen Wearing	Tara Leigh Calico was last seen wearing a medium white t-shirt with "1st National Bank of Belen" on it; White shorts with green stripes; White ankle socks, white tennis shoes, and gold butterfly ring with diamond insert; Gold amethyst stone ring; Gold 1/2" loop earrings.
Distinct Features	Tara Leigh Calico has large scar on the back of her right shoulder, and a dime-sized brown-colored birthmark on the back of one of her legs. She also has a cowlick on right temple.
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Details of Disappearance

Tara Leigh Calico was last seen by family or friends on September 20, 1988.

According to open source information, Tara Leigh Calico left her home on Brugg Street in Belen, New Mexico, on 09/20/1988 in the morning hours for a bike ride. She was last seen riding a neon pink Huffy mountain bike with yellow control cables and sidewalls along Highway 47 in Valencia County at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Calico reportedly biked this route daily during her routine 36-mile rides. She was 19 years old at the time of her disappearance, and was never seen again.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for precise details leading to the identification or location of Tara Leigh Calico,
and information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her disappearance.

(Additional Note: Witnesses reportedly saw a dirty white or light gray-colored 1953 Ford pickup truck with a white handmade shell following Tara during her ride. It is not known if the truck is connected to her presumed abduction).

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Tara Leigh Calico, you are encouraged to contact the Valencia County Sheriff's Office at (505) 866-2400, ask for Joseph Rowland, Sergeant. Be sure to have the case number 20161005875 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs

MP654

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division

Albuquerque

(505) 889-1300

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