Gabbert, circa 1997

Lora Ann Gabbert
Missing since December 1, 1997 from Pecos, Reeves County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: August 7, 1968
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 29 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 125 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Red hair; blue eyes. Her body is pierced and she wears glasses.
• Marks, Scars: Lora has a small birthmark on the inside of her left arm, a deep red raised scar on her right arm, a tattoo of roses on the left side of her chest, a tattoo of a single rose above her right buttock and tattoos on both ankles. She has a scar in her right eyebrow and a long horizontal scar on her on her left side.
• Other: In the past, Lora has been employed by nightclubs as a dancer.
• AkA: Lora Brooks; Lora Bigham

Circumstances of Disappearance
Gabbert was last seen boarding a bus in Pecos, Texas enroute to Dallas to visit a friend on December 1, 1997. She never arrived at her friend's residence.
She was living with her boyfriend, Chris Bigham, and her three young children at the time of her disappearance. Shortly after her disappearance, Chris Bigham moved to Washington state with Lora's three children. Chris returned the two youngest children to their father's and kept the oldest child, Anna, age 13, with him. It is believed that Chris has been sexually molesting Anna.
Chris is a possible suspect in Lora's case.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Texas Department of Public Safety
1-800-346-3243

Agency Case Number: M9803002

NCIC Number: M-207855755
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Texas Department of Public Safety