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In 1985 Rima Traxler was eight years old

She lived with her mother and younger brother and long-view Washington

Rima's mother Denel and her stepfather Rusty were separating

Rusty had been the only father Rima had known

He described her as a smart independent girl who liked to play with Barbies and draw unicorns

Denel described her daughter as a momma's girl who liked writing horses wearing dresses and having her hair braided

She also mentioned Rima's love of unicorns

Denel had run away from home as a teenager

She met Carl Flensberg

Rima's biological father while spending time in Alaska

Rima was in the second grade at St. Helens Elementary School

Which only provided buses for children who lived farther than one mile from the school

The school offered personal safety lessons each year teaching kids not to talk to strangers and to report abusive or dangerous situations

Rima's mother had even taught her daughter a code word in case she was ever approached by a stranger

On May 15, 1985

Rima who was about four feet tall and 45 pounds who are a pink shirt and a tan skirt to school

Her mother waited for her after school

Rima usually arrived around 3 p.m. after walking the 10 blocks to her home

On that day though

Rima didn't come home

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