Sherise Magee, 1: Missing From Vegas Since 1975
A family member reportedly took her from her home.
Once in a blue moon, the world is confronted by a news story about a missing child that steals headlines.
It doesn't happen as often as many would like, but ever so often, an adult comes forward believing that they may be a missing child who vanished decades prior. Although these declarations are often proven false, sometimes DNA tests confirm that these adults are, indeed, the children that families and investigators have been searching for. There is that sense of hope in the case of Sherise Magee.
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Very little is known about this case from 1975. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System states that one-year-old Sherise was last seen at her home near Martin Luther King and Lake Mead boulevards in Las Vegas, Nevada, around 11:00 p.m., before a family member took her. Who that relative may have been has not been reported, but Sherise Magee has never been seen or heard from again.
Additionally, whether or not this case is being treated as a kidnapping is unknown.
The development of this investigation is unclear, as there appear to be no searchable news reports from the 1970s about the tot. Circumstances regarding Sherise’s last days with her family are also unknown.
Sherise Magee: What To Know
At the time of her disappearance, Sherise Magee stood 3 feet tall and weighed 27 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair and brown eyes. Both of her ears were pierced, and she was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts, white socks with red stripes across the top, and brown loafers. Her middle name is “Lachelle.”
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 828-3111 or their local authorities. The agency case number is 091219-2155.
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Case Number: 091219-2155
Agency: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Phone: (702) 828-3111
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A version of this article was first published in 2021.
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