Missing
Judie Kay Lowery Munguia
Munguia, approximately 1981
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/28/1981
Missing location (approx) :
Odessa, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/30/1948 (72)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 5'3, 150 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Black hair, hazel eyes. Munguia has a scar on her left leg between the knee and ankle. Her ears are pierced. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies may spell her last name "Mungia."
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Munguia was last seen departing her residence in the 5500 block of McKnight in Odessa, Texas at approximately 1:00 a.m. on May 28, 1981. She was planning to drive to a friend's house in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the time; she told her husband she planned to be gone for several days. She was driving a gray 1977 Lincoln Continental.
Munguia never arrived at her destination and has not been seen again. She was reported missing five days after she was last seen. Her car was found abandoned at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City on November 14, 1981, nearly six months after her initial disappearance.
Authorities determined that the vehicle was parked in the airport's lot since June 7. There was no tEthnicity : of Munguia at the scene, and two small pieces of luggAge at the time of disappearance: she took with her were not in the car. Five spent .22 caliber bullet casings were behind the backseat of the car.
Foul play is suspected in Munguia's disappearance; her family does not believe she would have abandoned her young son or left without telling anyone. She dropped out of high school and married young, but eventually got her GED. She was an involved mother and also had a close relationship with her parents. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Ector County Sheriff's Office
432-335-3050
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
Crime Stoppers of Odessa, Texas
The Doe Network
The Odessa American
The Oklahoman
October 12, 2004. February 9, 2019; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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