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| Rader, Angela February 7.1977; Virginia 14 YO | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Aug 5 2006, 01:09 PM Post #1 |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Dec 20 2006, 02:43 PM Post #2 |
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Angela Mae Rader Left: Rader, circa 1977; Right: Age-progression to age 31 (circa 1993) Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: February 7, 1977 from Roanoke, Virginia Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: July 30, 1962 Age: 14 years old Height and Weight: 5'2, 100 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Details of Disappearance Rader and her friend, Tammy Akers, were dropped off at William Ruffner Junior High School by one of the girls' relatives on February 7, 1977 in Roanoke, Virginia. The girls did not attend classes that day and were last seen hitchhiking in the city. Neither girl has been heard from again. Rader and Akers had run away together several times before their disappearances in 1977. The police originally did not take their disappearances seriously as a result. Several months after their disappearances, one of the girls's mothers got a phone call from someone saying she was her daughter and was all right. Akers and Rader were also allegedly seen in a grocery store in the months after they vanished but that sighting was never confirmed. The girls' mothers told authorities that Akers and Rader worked for a friend of their families, Earl Conrad Bramblett, in 1977. A photo of Bramblett is posted below this case summary. Akers's mother stated that her daughter was friends with Bramblett and his wife at the time, frequently spending time at their home. He did not seem to have any adult friends, just children. Investigators believe that Bramblett may have been involved in Akers and Rader's disappearances. He reportedly told friends at a party in 1980 that he wished he did not "hurt Tammy" back in 1977. Bramblett was charged with molesting a ten-year-old girl in 1984 but acquitted. Akers's older sister says he molested her when she was twelve years old and she believes he molested Akers as well. Bramblett convicted of murdering a Virginia family of four, Blaine and Teresa Hodges and their two children, in 1994 and sentenced to death. He was living with the Hodgeses at the time of their homicides. A jailhouse informant told police that Bramblett had told him that he killed the Hodges family after being caught molesting one of the children. The informant later recanted his statements but Bramblett was executed in April 2003, still maintaining his innocence. It is worth noting that Bramblett has many supporters (particularly on-line) who believe he was wrongly accused. The same people maintain that both Akers and Rader ran away from Roanoke voluntarily in 1977. Eight months after Bramblett was sent to death row, authorities dug up the yard of the house he had been living in when Akers and Rader disappeared. They found nothing and the residence's current owners did not give them permission to search inside the house, so they never had the opportunity to look in the basement where they believe Akers and Rader may be buried. Bramblett always maintained his innocence in the missing girls' cases. He said he was drunk when he made the statement about "hurting Tammy" in 1980 and his comment was misinterpreted. He said he believes Akers died in a bonfire in central Florida in 1980 and the police know about it and have tried to cover it up. There is no evidence to support Bramblett's theory, however. Authorities never charged Bramblett in connection with the girls' disappearances. They have taken blood samples from the girls' mothers so if their bodies are found and their family members are all dead, the bodies can still be identified from DNA. Rader's mother has since died; she believed her daughter was still alive. Akers's family believes she is deceased and Bramblett was connected to her disappearance. Akers's and Rader's cases remain open and unsolved. Above: Bramblett Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Roanoke City Police Department 540-853-2212 Source Information Child Protection Education Of America The Roanoke Times WDBJ-7 The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Office of the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney The Doe Network Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated November 27, 2006; middle name, age-progression, date of birth and height and weight added, distinguishing characteristics updated. Charley Project Home |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Dec 20 2006, 02:43 PM Post #3 |
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Age-progression to age 31 (circa 1993) |
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| monkalup | Dec 31 2006, 10:43 PM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| ~*Mia*~ | Dec 31 2007, 06:19 PM Post #5 |
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NCMEC Poster for Rader http://missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet...earchLang=en_US ANGELA RADER DOB: Jul 30, 1962 Missing: Feb 8, 1977 Age Now: 48 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'2" (157 cm) Weight: 100 lbs (45 kg) Missing From: ROANOKE VA United States Age Progressed Angela's photo is shown age-progressed to 44 years. She was last seen with her friend, Tammy Akers. Neither child has been seen since. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) |
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| mimi | Sep 4 2010, 07:00 AM Post #6 |
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Age progressed to 44 YO |
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| monkalup | May 27 2011, 06:09 PM Post #7 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Angela Mae Rader Missing since February 7, 1977 from Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics * Date Of Birth: July 30, 1962 * Age at Time of Disappearance: 14 years old * Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'2" (157 cm); 100 lbs (45 kg) * Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. brown hair; blue eyes. Angela has a protruding left eye * Dentals: Available * DNA: MtDNA Available Circumstances of Disappearance Rader was last seen in Roanoke, Virginia on February 7, 1977. Angela Rader was with her friend Tammy Lynn Akers . Neither Rader nor Akers showed up for school the next day at William Ruffner Junior High School. They were never heard from again. Rader had run away with Akers a time or two before. Rader and Akers both worked for a friend of their families, Earl Bramblett, at the time they disappeared. Bramblett has since been convicted for the 1994 murder of a family of four and was executed in April 2003. Investigators believe that Bramblett may have played a part in Akers and Rader's disappearances. Bramblett reportedly told friends that he wished he hadn't "hurt Tammy" three years after she went missing. He was never charged in either Akers or Rader's disappearances. Bramblett has always maintained that he had nothing to do with what happened to Tammy Akers and Angela Rader. Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Roanoke City Police Department 540-853-2212 540-853-5305 Agency Case Number: 77-15978 NCMEC Number: NCMC786461 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1563dfva.html |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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