Missing
Sherie Ann Graves
Graves, approximately 1988
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/01/1988
Missing location (approx) :
Modesto, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/31/1955 (65)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 105 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Graves has a vertical scar on her back, a circular scar on her right knee, and a Cesarean section scar on her abdomen. She may use the last name Shepard.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Graves was last seen at a motel in Modesto, California on May 1, 1988. Her mother reported her missing in 1992.
At the time of her disappearance, Graves and her husband lived in various trailer parks and motels in the Modesto area. Foul play is suspected in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
209-525-7117
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Modesto Bee
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