Post by Scumhunter on Jul 11, 2019 0:41:49 GMT -5
(Above: Left: Lauren, circa 1988; Right: Age-progression to age 35 (circa 2018). Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC))
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of July 11th, 2019: (Based on Charley Project and NCMEC'S missingkids.org website profiles)
Full Name: Lauren Maria Pico Jackson
Missing Since: 10/04/1988
Missing From: Spring City, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: 9/26/1983
Age (at time of disappearance): 5 years old
Age (as of 7/11/2019): 35 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 2'6, 34 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A white long-sleeved pullover shirt with a California Raisin printed on both front and back, black knit pants with an iron stain on the back, white socks, and white Reebok sneakers with pink laces.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes. Lauren has two small surgical scars on her lower abdomen from a double hernia operation, and surgical scars on the roof of her from an operation to repair a cleft palate.
TIPS: Anyone having information should call 1-800-THE-LOST or the East Vincent Police Department (Pennsylvania) - Missing Persons Unit at 1-610-935-2440
From the Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
Lauren was last seen digging in the dirt with other children near her mother's apartment complex in Spring City, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1988. When her mother, Christina O'Donnell, went to check on her later, she was gone.
One of Lauren's playmates said he saw her walking towards her home; she was about 100 feet away from her front door at the time. She has never been heard from again. An extensive search of the area turned up no clues as to her whereabouts.
O'Donnell and the child's father, Michael "Mickey" Jackson, shared custody of her at the time of her disappearance and he lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had planned to seek full custody of Lauren because he was concerned about the living conditions in her mother's home.
Michael described O'Donnell's neighborhood as a haven for drug activity. O'Donnell herself was arrested on drug charges prior to Lauren's disappearance, and she later admitted she had a substance abuse problem.
Tracker dogs traced Lauren's scent away from her mother's apartment, along Park Road to Route 724 and along there to the Vincent Motel, nearly a mile from the apartment complex, before the dogs lost the trail.
Due to the lack of evidence in Lauren's case, investigators believe she was most likely abducted. Her case remains unsolved.
charleyproject.org/case/lauren-maria-pico-jackson
NCMEC link: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/601776/1
Lauren on Unsolved Wiki: unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lauren_Jackson
Thoughts? I am placing Lauren's case in the Unsolved on TV section since her Disappearance was profiled on the April 27th, 1994 episode of Unsolved Mysteries along with America's Most Wanted (I don't know when she was profiled on AMW).
Also In Pursuit with John Walsh's Facebook page mentioned her earlier in the week: m.facebook.com/pg/InPursuitwithJohnWalsh/posts/
Also I have to admit I went crazy searching our site since I could have sworn I already made a thread for Lauren. To my surprise I apparently hadn't yet. So I apologize as I always assumed she was on here, and would have made a thread much earlier if I had known she wasn't.
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