DAUGHTER OF SA JAMES A. MILLER,
TUCSON RA, PHOENIX DIVISION.
DAUGHTER OF SA JAMES A. MILLER,
TUCSON RA, PHOENIX DIVISION.
On 5/29/73, LEESA JO SHANER was kidnapped from theparking lot at Tucson, Arizona, Airport. She gave birth; to her son 6weeks previously. He and her daughter, 2 years, were born at DavisMonthan Air Base Hospital, Tucson. LEESA returned to Tucson fromOkinawa for the birth of her son anticipating the discharge of herhusband, GARY SHANER, from the USAF, assigned to Kadena AFB, Okinawa.GARY called LEESA at the MILLER residence the eve of 5/29/73 andadvised he would arrive Tucson aboard TWA from San Francisco at10:15PM. A family celebration was in progress to celebrate GARY andtheir daughters birthday. LEESA wished to meet GARY alone; thus leftMILLER residence at 9:25 PM driving SA MILLER's 1972 cream overbronze American Motors Javelin. Arizona License RLH-291.
About 10:30 PM GARY called and reported LEESA hadnot met him. SA MILLER immediately left for the airport assumingLEESA had car trouble en route. Other family friends searchedalternate routes. GARY and SA MILLER searched TWA arrival area thenfound the Javelinin the airport parking lot; driver's window partially down, andLEESA's purse with money lying open on rear seat. Vehicle keys norparking ticket stub located. LEESA was 22, 5'9", 115 pounds, blueeyes, medium blond hair, shoulder length, parted in middle. She waswearing sleeveless Navy blue pullover blouse, with white trim, whitelevis and brown sandals. No leads were developed in immediatesearches by Tucson FBI, Tucson PD and Pima County Sheriff'sOffice
LEESA'sunclothed remains were located on 9/16/73in the remote Garden Canyon area of Fort Huachuca, in a shallow gravein a dry stream bed adjacent to the rifle ranges. After autopsies thecause of death could not be isolated.
In 2003, FBI Director Mueller affirmed that the case will remain in an Open and Active Status until resolved. Former Special Agent James Miller passed away in 2007.
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