Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 42 years
Right: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 42 years
Name: Cinda Leann Pallett
Case Classification: Endangerd Missing
Missing Since: September 26, 1981
Location Last Seen: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: May 13, 1968
Age: 13 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0
Weight: 88 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, shoulder-length
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Small scar below left eyebrow; healed collar bone fracture
Dentals: X-rays Available; wore a retainer behind her lower front teeth at time of disappearance
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: In CODIS
Clothing: White jersey t-shirt with dark blue sleeves and "ZZ Top" on front and "81" on the back; jeans; Nike sneakers
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Cinda Pallett was last seen at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds with her friend, Charlotte June Kinsey , on September 26, 1981.
Charlotte called her family's home to tell them that she and Cinda received jobs unloading stuffed animals for the carnival with a male worker. Neither of the girls has ever been seen again; foul play is suspected in both of their disappearances.
Almost 4 years after their disappearance, a suspect was tried on murder and kidnapping charges. He was reportedly seen with the two girls when they disappeared. He had been in Oklahoma City when the girls vanished, and two boys were positive he was the one who offered the girls jobs unloading stuffed animals. The suspect also had a history of sexual violence toward young girls.
Police traced a Pontiac Grand Prix the suspect had rented in Oklahoma City, to a car lot in El Paso, Texas. Three separate tests showed the car trunk mat once was bloody. The judge dismissed the kidnapping and murder charges because he found no evidence the girls were confined.
Agency Name: Oklahoma City Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 405-297-1129
Agency E-Mail: ocpd.coldcase@okc.gov
Agency Case Number: 812730034
Agency Name: FBI-Oklahoma City Field Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 405-290-7770
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NCIC Case Number: M-075513330
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC601852
NamUs Case Number: 6486
NCMEC
NamUs
CA DOJ
Oklahoma City Police
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 02/19/2024 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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