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Date of Birth Used: | November 3, 1958 | Hair: | Blonde |
Place of Birth: | Inglewood, California | Eyes: | Blue |
Height: | 5'7" | Sex: | Female |
Weight: | 140 pounds | Race: | White |
Occupation: | Lab Technician | ||
Remarks: | Stratton was a heavy smoker at the time of her disappearance. She may wear glasses. Stratton may have dyed her hair red or bleached it blonder. Stratton and her two children were all issued United States passports in August of 1997. She should be considered a flight risk. |
On December 16, 1997, Elizabeth Ann Stratton fled her Antioch, California, home with her two non-custodial children, then 9-year-old Zachary Stratton Smith and then 6-year-old Chelsea Paige Smith. On December 19, 1997, a letter written by Stratton arrived at the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office stating that she had taken the children, left California, and did not want anyone to find her or the children. Stratton was in the middle of a child custody dispute with her ex-husband at the time.
Her vehicle was later found parked at the Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento, California. It is believed that Stratton and her children may have made contact with a group in Atlanta, Georgia, which assists women and children who claim to need protection from abusive husbands and parents.
A local complaint and arrest warrant for Stratton were issued by the Municipal Court in December of 1997 and she was charged with parental kidnapping. A federal warrant for Stratton for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was obtained in the Northern District of California on January 12, 1998.
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Date of Birth Used: | August 16, 1998 | Hair: | Blond |
Place of Birth: | Berkeley, California | Eyes: | Blue |
Height: | 4'8" (at the time of his disappearance) | Sex: | Male |
Weight: | 71 pounds (at the time of his disappearance) | Race: | White |
Remarks: | Zachary would now be twenty years old. He may also use the first names of Zachariah or Zach. He has a small surgical scar on his neck. At the time of his disappearance, Zachary had braces on his teeth, wore glasses, and had a pierced left ear. |
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Date of Birth Used: | July 14, 1991 | Hair: | Blonde |
Place of Birth: | Oakland, California | Eyes: | Blue |
Height: | 4'1" (at the time of her disappearance) | Sex: | Female |
Weight: | 55 pounds (at the time of her disappearance) | Race: | White |
Remarks: | Chelsea would now be 17 years old. She has two small surgical scars on her neck. She has pierced ears and curly hair. |
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IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000 |