[chris]

Great thread man, I had never heard of this case.

[imi]

what is that book next to the girl?

[imi]

I've got it , My Sweet Audrina from V.C. Andrews

Is that a riddle from the kidnapper?

Here is the police report
The Doe Network:
Case File 66UFFL

Colour photo here: http://www.forthelost.org/images/bound.jpg

Unidentified Female Last seen on June 15, 1989 in Port St. Joe, Gulf County, Florida.

Vital Statistics

* Estimated age: 15 - 16 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 5'0"
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair and blue eyes.

Case History
On June 15, 1989, a Polaroid photo of this girl bound and gagged was found in a Port St. Joe, FL convenience store parking lot by a customer. The photo also showed an unidentified boy, also bound. The photo was found where a white, late 1980's Toyota cargo van with no windows had previously been parked. This unidentified teenage girl was also seen on the beach in Port St. Joe, Florida on June 15, 1989. She was accompanied by several older caucasian males, who appeared to be ordering the girl along the beachfront. It is not known if this girl was being held against her will by these individuals or if the incident was staged. Investigators are still trying to ascertain the girl's identity, which would allow them to close the case or investigate further.

A tattered copy of "My Sweet Audrina" by V.C. Andrews, a lastic cup and a squirt gun are also visible in the photo. Polaroid officials say the picture was taken with film not available until May 1989. Two other photos have surfaced over the years. The first was found near a residential construction site in Montecito, California. The haunting Polaroid, taken on film not available until June 1989, shows the blurry image of a girl's face, her mouth again covered with tape, her hairline exhibiting that same cowlick at the right temple. Behind her is light-blue striped fabric similar to that on the pillow in the Toyota van photo. Another Polaroid, this one taken on film not available until February 1990, shows a woman loosely bound in gauze, her eyes covered with more gauze and large black-framed glasses. A man is sitting next to her on a passenger seat of an Amtrak train.

There have been speculations that the girl in this case file is Tara Calico who disappeared from New Mexico in 1988.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this girl's identity, please contact:
Port St. Joe Police Department
850-229-8265
You may remain anonymous when submitting information to any agency.



Anyway this photo from the kidnapped girl and the boy gives me the freak out
Any other photo from this case?

[deanmine]

Originally Posted by imi ↗

Any other photo from this case?

over the past ten years, there have been (i cant really remember,i would have to go back n read it, but) there have been other similar pics of these two in other parking lots in other states. Police have only released this one....... if u ask me, i think its some sorta sick hoax

[Lion-hearted Girl]

This is one strange case. The girl really does look like Calico, but she appears younger in "bound" photo than in other photos presumably taken prior to her disappearance, which makes me think it's not her.

Something about that polaroid doesn't seem genuine to me. It almost feels like the boy is smiling behind the tape....?

I'm thinking it might just be a sick joke.

I saw this while googling the girl:

[taylorcox11]

[djrizzz]

[Steve]

So her daughter disappeared in 88 and the photo was seen in 89, what I find odd is that her mother could possibly be in any doubt whether she was her child or not. The pic is clear not fuzzy at all why would she need to identify her by a scar and a book?

If a pet went missing for a year and then I spotted a photo I would recognise him immediately.