Missing
Giovanna Katie Tyler
Tyler, approximately 2004
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/28/2004
Missing location (approx) :
Tacoma, Washington
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Native American
DOB : 02/27/1975 (46)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9 - 5'10, 130 - 170 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Blue jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Tyler has a large multicolored tattoo of a dragon on her upper arm and shoulder.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tyler was last seen at her home in the 2000 block of east Gregory Street in east Tacoma, Washington on March 28, 2004. She has never been heard from again. Her family reported her missing on April 15.
Tyler had a stormy relationship with her husband at the time of her disappearance; she had filed for an order of protection from him in August 2003 and she would occasionally leave him for short periods to stay with friends. He moved to Neah Bay, Washington with their four children after she vanished; they had been planning the move beforehand. Tyler's husband has cooperated with police in the investigation.
Tyler is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is possible in her case. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Tacoma Police Department
253-591-5506
September 2021 updates and sources
Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers
KIRO TV
The News Tribune
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Washington State Missing Persons
Crime Stoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
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8 October 12, 2004. July 17, 2017; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: updated.
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