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Michaela Joy Garecht

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Michaela Joy Garecht
Michaela Joy Garecht w/ David Misch convicted of her murder.

Missing Persons Details

Known As

Michaela Joy Garecht

Missing from
Hayward, California - USA
Nationality
American
Case Entered
July 04, 2021
Status
Closed
Current Classification
Kidnapped/Abducted
Source of Record
NamUs
Last Updated
Verified
Yes

Physical Description

Gender
Female
Age When Reported Missing
9
Age As of Today
44
Race
Caucasian/White
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Height
Undisclose
Weight
Undisclose
Last Seen Wearing   
Michaela Garecht was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with the word "Metro" across the front and pictures of people on the midsection. She was also wearing denim pants rolled above her knees, black shoes, and three-inch pearl or white colored earrings resembling feathers.
Distinguishing Features
Known Medical Conditions

Details of Disappearance

Michaela Joy Garecht was last seen by family or friends on November 19, 1988 in Hayward, California - USA.

According to open source information, Michaela Joy Garecht (9 at the time), was abducted by an unknown male assailant in the parking lot of the Rainbow Market in Hayward, California, the morning of 11/19/1988. Garecht was attempting to retrieve a friend's scooter that the abductor had moved closer to his vehicle while the girls were inside the market. Reporting indicates she was then grabbed by the assailant and pulled into a car.

Garecht has not been seen or heard from since 11/19/1988. At the time of the abduction, the suspect was described as being between 18 and 24 years old, and having a slender build. The assailant was approximately 6'0", weighing 180lbs, and having dirty blond shoulder-length hair. The assailant was further described as having a pockmarked or pimpled face. He was driving an older model, full-sized four-door sedan, reportedly either gold or tan in color, and damage to the front bumper.

On 12/21/2020, David Misch was arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Garecht. Garechts's remains have not been located. FBI and the Hayward Police Department continue to seek information from the public that would assist in locating Garecht's remains. 

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Michaela Joy Garecht, you are encouraged to contact the Hayward Police Department at (510) 293-7000, ask for Robert Purnell, Detective. Be sure to have the case number 88112127 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs
MP49
NCMEC
717172

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division
San Francisco
(415) 553-7400

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