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4620DFTX - Ira Elizabeth Shaw


circa 1978, 1977

Name: Ira Elizabeth Shaw
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 19, 1978
Location Last Seen: Austin, Travis County, Texas

Physical Description

Date of Birth: August 31, 1962
Age: 15 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Liz; Ira-Liz
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Large light colored birthmark on front of right leg extending from pelvis to thigh

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

Ira Shaw was last seen at 5:00 p.m. on June 19, 1978, leaving the Lyndon B. Johnson Library at 2313 Red River Street in Austin, where she was working over the summer. She was supposed to meet her mother at her aunt's house after work, but Ira never showed up.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Austin Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Zachary Baldridge
Agency Phone Number: 512-974-5250
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 23-2020277

NamUs Case Number: 105868

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Ancestry.com

Admin Notes

Added: 01/12/2024; Last Updated: 01/12/2024 - By: hb


Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team

** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.

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