Tara Lea Blue was 30 when she was last seen on November 2, 2001, in Center, Texas. She was reportedly with Richard Lee Sanders, who has also been missing since that time. Investigators consider Tara’s disappearance a homicide, though her body has never been recovered.

A hunter found a crime scene the next day in a rural wooded area near Flat Fork Creek that indicated foul play, but neither Tara nor Sanders was located there. Tara left behind a young daughter; her family held a memorial service in 2010. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers Cold Case Unit continue to investigate, and a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. Authorities caution that Sanders should not be approached if located.

If anyone knew Tara, Richard Sanders, or was in the Center or Flat Fork Creek area in early November 2001, please contact law enforcement with any information that might help bring answers for Tara’s family.