Right: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 37 years
Right: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to 37 years
Name: Raylene Susan Helsley
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Non-family Abduction
Missing Since: January 5, 1983
Location Last Seen: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
Date of Birth: October 19, 1970
Age: 12 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 4'11
Weight: 90 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde/auburn, curly
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pale, strawberry birthmark on the back of neck near the hairline; blue pencil mark scar on the top of her nose and upper lip
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Levi jeans; long-sleeved button-down shirt with purple flowers; cowboy boots
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Raylene Helsley and her sister were living with their father. When her sister returned from school, Raylene was nowhere to be found.
Helsley's father claims that he only left Helsley alone in their residence for approximately one hour during the day; when he came home, she had vanished.
Raymond Helsley, the father, was sentenced to the maximum sentence-- 10 years at hard labor for beating Raylene so hard he broke a wrench and a piece of plastic pipe. He was arrested after her sister told authorities she had seen the beating. Helsley said the body is approximately 1 1/2 miles from the trailer.
Agency Name: Union Parish Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Trey Fulton
Agency Phone Number: 318-368-3124
Agency E-Mail: upso@bayou.com
Agency Case Number: 830102
NamUs Case Number: 4011
NCIC Case Number: M095498080
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC601681
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05/09/2024 - By: mc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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