Tyra Garcia was 15 when she was reported missing from Ventura, California, on May 27, 1985. She was last seen getting into a car with two men at a local 7-Eleven; her family says they did not believe she had run away, but initial assumptions that she would return slowed the early search.

Her body was found June 7, 1985, in an embankment near Broadway Road and Stockton Road in Moorpark, Ventura County. She was wrapped in a blanket and tied with a cord, circumstances that indicate foul play and that her remains were disposed of in a remote spot. The case has remained unsolved.

Tyra’s sister Tanya has continued to press for answers and recently reactivated interest in the investigation with an advocate, and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit is still asking anyone with information to come forward. If anyone knew Tyra, saw her that week in May 1985, or has information about the men or the car, please share what you know.