Above: Bealer, circa 1979
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: August 23, 1979 from Garden Grove, California Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: April 9, 1954 Age: 25 years old Height and Weight: 5'4, 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Bealer's two upper front teeth are false. She wears eyeglasses with rounded brown plastic frames. Bealer may use the last name Fox. She may use the alternate date of birth April 9, 1955.
Details of Disappearance
Bealer was last seen in her hometown of Garden Grove, California on August 23, 1979. She has never been heard from again. Larry Donald Smith was charged with Bealer's abduction and presumed murder shortly after she vanished. Thirty witnesses testified at Smith's trial in support of the prosecutor's contention that Smith killed Bealer. Small blood stains on Smith's shirt were matched to Bealer's blood type taken from samples of her menstrual blood on her panties. Authorities believe that Smith disposed of Bealer's remains in the Pacific Ocean. He was convicted of the charges and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1980, one year after Bealer disappeared. Her remains have never been recovered.Some agencies may state that Bealer disappeared from Los Angeles, California.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
Los Angeles Office
310-477-6565
California Attorney General's Office
The Orange County Register