Left 2: circa 1985; Middle 2: Age enhanced by forensic experts to 20s with different hairstyles; Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to age 34 years and 39 years
Left 2: circa 1985; Middle 2: Age enhanced by forensic experts to 20s with different hairstyles; Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to age 34 years and 39 years
Name: Natasha Marie Shanes
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 5, 1985
Location Last Seen: Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Date of Birth: January 23, 1979
Age: 6 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'0"
Weight: 57 lbs
Hair Color: Strawberry blonde
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Tasha; Tashia
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears; scar on right cheek from a dog bite; small scar on forehead from falling into gravel; strawberry birthmark on back of neck; flat feet; epileptic; mild intellectual disability; scoliosis; takes anti-seizure medication
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Blue jeans; large blue and white shirt with a safety pin on it
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Natasha's mother was awakened in the night by the sound of a car door slamming outside of the family's home in Jackson, but then she fell back asleep. When she went to check on Natasha in the morning, she was nowhere to be found, and the front door to the home was wide open. It is believed Natasha disappeared between 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Agency Name: Jackson Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Holly Rose
Agency Phone Number: 517-788-4100
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 85-008151
NCIC Case Number: M-158421743
NamUs Case Number: 2570
NCMEC Case Number: 601899
NamUs
NCMEC
CA DOJ
Delayed Justice
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 3/17/22 - By: Doe-NamUs-App
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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