Teresa Kay Davis -- Missing From Tacoma, Washington Since 1973

Details from NamUs**: 

"Missing person (MP) was staying with her sister in Tacoma. Sister came home one day and found the front door open and MP gone, but all of MP's possessions still there. Later received a letter from MP from Anchorage, Alaska. There was never any further contact."

Missing Person: Teresa Kay Davis
Last-contact date: November 1st, 1973
The area where the MP was last seen: Tacoma, Washington
Link to government source: NamUs MP

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VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: American Indian or Alaskan
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 18 years old
Birthdate: Teresa Kay Davis was born between November 2nd, 1954, and November 1st, 1955 based on her reported age at her reported last date of contact.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown or Hazel, different colors listed at NamUs for each eye; if accurate this might be heterochromia.
Scar: No scars known
Height/weight: 5'6" and 120 pounds
BMI*: Teresa Kay Davis was in the normal range for BMI.
Tattoos: Teresa Kay Davis did not have any tattoos associated with her profiles. If you know that the missing person did have tattoos, then please post a remark at the end of this blog post on the matter.

Teresa Kay Davis was last heard from on November 1st, 1973 when she was 18 years of age. This individual has now been missing for 48 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

What stands out with this case is that the missing person left many of her possessions behind. It would be interesting to know what she took, however. For instance, if she left with her vitals, like her bank card, her ID, and such important documents then it would be a good sign that this was a voluntary disappearance.

One troublesome detail was that the front door was left open. This suggests many things, like someone that left in a rush. There is something a little odd with this detail because normally people want to at least close a door when they leave a house. Was it a gesture? Was she abducted and the abductor didn't care to close the door? Unfortunately, it's not enough to start any kind of reasonable conjecture with.

The letter and the link to Anchorage is interesting too. I wondered if it was authenticated to be of Teresa's handwriting or work. 

Given the missing person's age at the time of her disappearance, there is a chance that she assumed a different last name through marriage at some point. I did a search for all people named "Teresa Kay" and left the last name blank at Ancestry to see what turned up for hits in Alaska. There were some individuals there but I wasn't able to authenticate any of them as being of the missing person. I do think that Websleuths or amateurs can possibly open this angle up.

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*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Text might be paraphrased. If taken verbatim, then grammar or spelling errors are not necessarily corrected from original sources.
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