Worth a Thousand Words: Disappearance of Tara Calico
The story behind New Mexico’s infamous missing person case, was there a possible coverup?
Patty Doel had finally accepted that her daughter, Tara Calico, was no longer a little girl. Tara was now 19-years-old, so the days of having her within reach were numbered. Just a few years prior, Tara had been a bubbly high schooler. She would arrive home and spoil her mom with every last detail of her social life because she was popular among her peers. This was not a shock, not only was Tara naturally beautiful, she put a lot of effort in how she presented herself.
Although her daughter’s teenage days were over, Patty could not be happier with Tara’s transition into young adulthood. Tara was now in her second year at the University of New Mexico, where she was in the Honors program. She dreamed of becoming a psychologist so she could help other people with their problems. To help pay for her education, she worked at a local bank. She also developed a routine with her new life and documented her schedule for her upcoming day each morning.
Despite Tara’s growth, there were childhood traditions she still loved to share with her mother. One tradition was their routine bike rides along New Mexico State Road 47. Every daybreak, Patty and Tara biked the…
