Name: Suzanne Rene Richerson
Nickname/Alias: Rene
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 7, 1988
Location Last Seen: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Date of Birth: December 8, 1965
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7" - 5'9"
Weight: 135 - 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar above right eyelid; wears contact lenses; pierced ears
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Blue blouse; blue denim skirt; tan shoes
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Contact lenses
Richerson worked as a night clerk at Casa Del Mar Condominiums in Galveston, Texas in October 1988. She was last seen at work on October 7 at approximately 06:00. Another employee was sleeping in the room above Richerson's office and awoke to a female scream, followed by a car door slamming in the facility's parking lot. Another scream was heard before the car drove away.
The last people to see her, according to authorities, were nighttime security guards who got off duty at 06.00 that morning. A half hour later when a guest came downstairs to checkout, the office was empty and Rene was nowhere to be found. There was no sign of a struggle.
Rene left behind her purse, school books and car. One of her shoes was found in the parking lot.
Rene Richerson’s case is included along with 26 other women in the area that have been murdered or missing since 1971. Authorities believe there may be several serial killers responsible for some of the deaths and disappearances. A task force of various local law enforcement agencies and the FBI has been formed in order to solve these cases. They call themselves Operation HALT (Homicide-Abduction Liaison Team.).
Agency Name: Texas Missing Persons' Clearinghouse
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 800-346-3243
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: A8810011
Agency Name: Galveston Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (409) 765-3702
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 8809032
NCIC Case Number: M-395518283
NamUs Case Number: 983
NamUs
TX DPS
Houston Chronicle - Feb. 4, 1991
Added: 2004; Last Updated: 06/02/2024 - By: kc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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