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UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: SHELLEY SIKES

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When a young Texan woman fails to return home after a late night of waiting tables, her car is found—abandoned and blood-stained—in the heart of the notorious Texas Killing Fields. An unexpected lead results in the untangling of a twisted story in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Shelley Sikes was 19-years-old when she was abducted from her vehicle near Galveston, Texas in 1986.. Image source: family photo.
Shelley had a passion for dance, and dreamed of one day owning and running her own dance studio. Image source: family photo.
Shelley’s drive from her place of work on Galveston Island to her hometown of Texas City was only 15 minutes long. During that drive, she was forced off the road and dragged from her car. Image source: Google Maps.
The Galveston Daily News covered Shelley’s story from the start. Image source: Galveston Daily News.

Sources used to research this episode:

Missing Pieces: A Killer’s Secret (KHOU11)

Shelley Kathleen Sikes (findagrave.com)

Index Crime Analysis 3: Murder (Texas DPS)

Zwarst v. State: Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, Fourteenth District Nov 30, 1989 (via casetext.com)

Man Convicted in One of ‘I-45 Killings’ Cases Dies in Prison (Dallas Police News)

Sikes Case Reward Offered (The Galveston Daily News via newspapers.com)

Shelley Sikes’ Family Still Hopeful (The Galveston Daily News via newspapers.com)

Officers Search for Woman (The Galveston Daily News via newspapers.com)

Bloody Car of Missing Teen Found (The Monitor via newspapers.com)

If you know anything about the disappearance of Shelley Sikes, please call the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office at 409-766-2300.

One response to “UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: SHELLEY SIKES”

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