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O'Pry, date, approximate 1996; Eric Mickelson, date, approximate 1997; Mickelson, date, approximate 2010; Mickelson's truck
Date Missing 07/19/1996
Missing From
Shreveport, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/08/1970 (52)
Age 26 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A short-sleeved or sleeveless black midriff shirt, blue jeans, and possibly brown sandals. Carrying a black denim purse with light pastel-colored stripes.
Medical Conditions O'Pry was pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Associated Vehicle(s) White 1971 Chevrolet Fleetside pickup truck
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. O'Pry's ears are double-pierced. She has a scar on the left side of her neck.
Details of Disappearance O'Pry needed to run errands on July 19, 1996 in her hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. Eric Dale Mickelson, a friend of her boyfriend, agreed to drive O'Pry if she paid for his gasoline costs. Mickelson and O'Pry were riding in his white 1971 Chevrolet Fleetside pickup truck. Photos of Mickelson and his vehicle are posted with this summary.
O'Pry and Mickelson visited her sister's residence on Meriweather Road and departed at approximately 8:00 p.m. Mickelson told authorities that he and O'Pry stopped at the Circle K store on the corner of Walker Road and Mackey Lane. Mickelson stated that O'Pry used the pay phone at the store. Phone records did not show any indication of any calls O'Pry may have made from the location.
Mickelson claimed that he did not witness O'Pry make a call from the phone; he said that he was repairing his vehicle's stereo speaker wires at the time she was inside the business. Mickelson stated that he proceeded to drop O'Pry off at the El Chico entrance of the South Park Mall on Jewella Avenue in Shreveport at approximately 8:30 p.m. O'Pry has never been seen again. She was reported missing four days after she was last seen.
O'Pry's boyfriend of six years, Jerry "Todd" Dean, told investigators that Mickelson called him between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. on July 20, 1996, the day following O'Pry's disappearance. Dean said that Mickelson told him he dropped O'Pry at the mall the previous evening.
O'Pry lived with Dean and his friend, Wade Burnley, on Linwood Avenue at the time she was last seen. Dean did not inform O'Pry's family that she never returned home until July 23, four days after she initially disappeared. He stated he and O'Pry had a troubled relationship with frequent fights.
O'Pry did not take any personal belongings with her when she vanished. She also left behind her three-year-old daughter, something that her family said was completely uncharacteristic of her behavior. Security guards at the South Park Mall told investigators that they did not observe anyone matching O'Pry's description at the shopping center the night she was last seen. Authorities are not certain if she arrived at the location.
Both Dean and Burnley passed polygraph tests administered by law enforcement shortly after O'Pry's disappearance. Mickelson refused to take a lie detector test, saying that he considers the devices unreliable. He was considered the prime suspect in O'Pry's , although for many years he maintained his innocence. He and his girlfriend, Susane "Beverly" Arthur, were charged with the unrelated murder of an elderly Shreveport man, Charles Martin, in 2007.
While in prison awaiting trial on that charge, Mickelson confessed to O'Pry's murder. He said he had strangled her and ultimately dismembered her body and threw the parts in dumpsters. Some months later, in August 2007, he was charged with second-degree murder in O'Pry's . Authorities stated they found unspecified evidence in the pond that corroborated his confession, but her body has not been located.
Some law enforcement officers consider Mickelson to be a serial killer. There were unconfirmed reports that he admitted to involvement in four other homicides, but he has not been charged with any murders besides Martin's and O'Pry's.
Mickelson was convicted of Martin's murder in August 2011 and sentenced to death, but his conviction was later overturned. At a re-trial in Martin's , he was convicted again and sentenced to life in prison. He is still awaiting trial for O'Pry's murder.
Extensive searches have not yielded any clues as to O'Pry's whereabouts. Foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved in O'Pry's disappearance.
Investigating Agency
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office
318-929-7977
318-675-2170
Other
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NamUs
The Fallen Wall
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office
The Shreveport Times
KTBS
KSLA 12
Unsolved in the News
Kristi Gwen O'Pry Living Memorial

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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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos