Rita Mae Hughes -- Missing From Houston Since December 1986

Paraphrased details from government source**: Hughes was last seen at the Trailways Bus Station in Houston, Texas on December 8th, 1986 (some sources say December 6th of that year). Her husband dropped her off at the depot and she had plans to take a bus to see relatives in Louisiana. Her husband indicated that she was irrational, crying, and confused when he last saw her. She never arrived in Louisiana and has never been seen or heard from again. Her mother reported her as a missing person on December 19th, 1986. Rita Hughes has not attempted to contact any family members since her disappearance. Her last known address was in Magnolia, Texas. Foul play is suspected.

Missing Person: Rita Mae Hughes
Last-contact date: December 8th, 1986 (some sources say December 6th, 1986)
The area where the MP was last seen: Houston, Texas
Link to government source: NamUs #MP8548 
Maiden name: Midkiff, according to CharleyProject

VITAL DETAILS

Ethnicity: White or Caucasian
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 29 years old
Birthdate: November 3rd, 1957
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Scar: None known
Height/weight: 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7 and 115 to 125 pounds
BMI*: Rita Mae Hughes was in the normal range for BMI.
Tattoos: Rita Mae Hughes did not have any tattoos associated with her profiles.

Rita Mae Hughes was last heard from on December 8th, 1986 when she was 29 years of age. This individual has now been missing for about 35 years as of the original publication date of this blog post.

When people are missing for several years as this person has been, some of their distinctive characteristics may no longer be relevant as identifiers. This is because many distinctive characteristics such as scars, birthmarks, or tattoos may be lost as identifiers through putrefaction if the person has died.

I was not able to find much journalistic coverage of this disappearance. However, Rita Hughes is in Ancestry. I think this is a record of her divorce, which appears to have been done in absentia about 9 years after she disappeared. I have her address in my notes so you can contact me if you are working on this case and feel like that would help.

For some further online reading, I recommend this blog post which claims to be from a family member: Rita Mae Midkiff-Hughes. The post stated that Rita's son last saw her in the passenger seat of a vehicle that his stepdad was driving. I've presumed that's the trip to the bus station but don't that.

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Author: Shane Lambert, (Freelance Writer)

All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Shane Lambert, (Freelance Writer) is not a Private Investigator, however, he is currently studying to be one as of April 2021.

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*For BMI values, I use the UPPER or HIGHER ranges that are given for height and weight.
**Might not be the exact meaning that NamUs or Canada's Missing conveys. I improve upon their descriptions with my research.
Disclaimer: Whenever possible, government sources are preferred for getting the details of a missing persons case. However, any source that the article writer deems reputable may be used.

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