Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host Ashley Flowers.

And I'm Brett.

And today, I want to tell you about a mystery in the Masons.

When a bright young college student rides away from home and vanishes into thin air,

investigators can only find the barest hints of what could have happened to her.

And that question still remains to this very day, over 30 years later.

This is the story of Tara Calico.

On the morning of September 20, 1988, a woman named Patty Dull is at home with her daughter,

Tara, in Bologna, Mexico, which is about a half-hour south of Albuquerque.

Tara is a 19-year-old sophomore in college at the University of New Mexico, Valencia.

And she's living at home with her mom, her stepdad John, and her step sister, Michelle,

in the Rio community's suburb.

Now Tara's a really active girl. She did track and cheerleading in high school.

And now that she's in college, she still likes to stay busy by playing tennis.

And she goes on these regular long, long bike rides for exercise.

So Patty's not surprised when Tara says that she's going to go on her daily bike ride

that morning.

Now, since Tara's own bike got a flat tire a couple of days ago, she asked her mom if she

can take her hot pink, huffy 10-speed bike out instead.

And Patty's like, sure, no problem.

So around 9.30 that morning, Tara's getting ready to head out.

And she tells Patty that she's going to be back by 11.30.

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