On 12/23/74, Rachel Trlica, 17, Renee Wilson, 14, and Julie Ann Moseley, 9, vanished after Christmas shopping. Their car, with gifts inside, was found at the mall. A day later, Rachel's husband got a letter: "We had to get away. We’re going to Houston. The car is in Sears' upper lot. Love Rachel." - Thar Tribune

On 12/23/74, Rachel Trlica, 17, Renee Wilson, 14, and Julie Ann Moseley, 9, vanished after Christmas shopping. Their car, with gifts inside, was found at the mall. A day later, Rachel’s husband got a letter: “We had to get away. We’re going to Houston. The car is in Sears’ upper lot. Love Rachel.”

It was the morning of December 23, 1974. The air was buzzing with the festive chaos of last-minute holiday shopping. Three girls—Lisa Renee Wilson, Julie Ann Moseley, and Mary Rachel Trlica—set off for what seemed like a typical afternoon at the Seminary South Shopping Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Christmas lists in hand, they had … Continue reading On 12/23/74, Rachel Trlica, 17, Renee Wilson, 14, and Julie Ann Moseley, 9, vanished after Christmas shopping. Their car, with gifts inside, was found at the mall. A day later, Rachel’s husband got a letter: “We had to get away. We’re going to Houston. The car is in Sears’ upper lot. Love Rachel.”