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Missing Rebecca Jean Beard 
Beard, approximately 1986 Date reported missing : 03/01/1986 Missing location (approx) : Freeport, Texas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/15/1964 (57) Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old Height / Weight : 5'5 - 5'6, 120 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A long white silk blouse with a red triangle imprinted on it, blue stirrup pants, spike heels, gold rings and earrings. Carrying a small yellow purse. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Beard has a one-inch scar on the side of her face. Her ears are pierced. Beard's nickname is Becky and she may use the last name Lemke. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies refer to her as "Rebecca G. Beard" or "Rebecca Jean Lemke Beard." Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Beard was last seen leaving the Excalibur Club, a nightclub in Freeport, Texas, on March 1, 1986. She has never been seen again. She was employed at a car dealership at the time of her disappearance. She left behind a two-year-old daughter. In 1994, people doing renovation work on the Excalibur found her driver's license, underneath a disc jockey booth. In 1995, Paul Gayland Taylor Jr. pleaded guilty to Beard's murder and led authorities to a rural drainAge at the time of disappearance: canal in a rice bank south of Angleton, Texas. He said he had buried her body in a shallow grave on the canal bank. A search turned up only animal bones, however. Taylor was a suspect in Beard's case from early on in the investigation, after tipsters told investigators he had bragged about killing Beard. He said he shot her to death at his home on 3rd Street in Clute, Texas. Authorities lacked sufficient evidence to file charges against Taylor until 1994. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder. He was also sentenced to 25 years in prison for solicitation to commit capital murder; he tried to hire someone to kill a witness in Beard's case. Foul play is suspected in Beard's disappearance due to the circumstances involved, but her body has never been recovered. Other information and links : ncy Freeport Police Department 979-239-1211 September 2021 updates and sources Texas Department of Public Safety The Houston Chronicle The Doe Network 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. The Brazoria County Facts Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. July 20, 2020; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |