In today's unsolved mystery documentary, we're covering the bizarre disappearance and scary true story of Tara Calico. On September 20th, 1988, Tara Calico went on her usual daily bike ride. To this day, she has never been seen again. In the months and years after her disappearance, a variety of strange clues would come to surface in the form of creepy polaroid photos found in various locations around the United States. While one was determined to have been a joke, the other two are possibly Tara Calico, and the photos are utterly chilling. Join us for a true crime story time covering the disturbing disappearance of Tara Calico, who is still missing to this day.
Mothers intuition is something that should not be ignored. This intuition is experience, an angels voice, and a layer of protection wrapped in love. Just listen to it.
Mace wouldn’t have saved her life. A pistol might have though
ummmm. i think the detectives rely on evidence and science 🙂 Not some bipolar karen’s “intuition”
Some moms have anxiety disorders and conforming to their fears just gives you an anxiety disorder
Why is that true!??
I don’t believe in that stuff but my god my mom’s intuition 🤯
@Lucky 44 glad you pulled through. Hopefully others will learn from your story!
Scooby Doo Taught us a good lesson,the real Monsters ,are always humans!
Right on!
All “monsters” are human… Mainly because there is no such thing as actual monsters. Not even the friendly monsters like Chewbacca and Shrek are real.
@SlicedBread You can’t say that with 100 percent certainty.
@Geo Star I suppose not, but until there is actual proof I can be 99.9% sure.
Demons spirits inside of humans
When someone says carry mace or a gun for protection, listen, don’t be dumb.
Not likely. If she was in a targeted abduction. They would have had her before she could react. Knifes and guns are not good self defense weapons because by the time you know that someone is going to harm you its too late. And keep in mind that anything you have can be used against you.
Honestly it’s lightweight and so unobtrusive and simple to be something that can save your life. Nobody will see it but you unless you want them to
neither are legal in my country but travel sive hair spray works ok
That’s illegal
I carry a double Flame Torch that can be made to be a mini flamethrower with a click of a button thats better than any taser ever ahhahahaha
There is no animal on planet earth more dangerous than humans. No lions, sharks, crocodiles etc. Humans have the potential to be more evil than satan himself!
@Madam Butterfly stop with that bs. People make their own choices
Sadly would agree
Bullshit
Well yeah, humans exist, Satan doesn’t.
@Black Rebel there’s churches too, but that doesn’t mean God exists. Because he doesn’t. No God… No Satan.
I find it so bizarre that family members can’t agree on the photos when they are clear enough to identify the person.
@Forrest Paige I really strike a nerve with you! I’m flattered! But you know you can do better! Bring it on. We’re waiting. Dont disappoint us!!
@CORNELIUS DOHERTY you don’t have to put your flag in every comment dude lmao
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cus a lot of white people look the same or similar
@Melanie M she’s not covered enough that her mother wouldn’t recognize her.
Yes I’ve heard of this case before it’s so sad knowing that she still hasn’t been found after more then 3 decades, her family deserves closure and the perpetrators involved in Tara’s disappearance need to be brought to justice.
She cycled 36 miles every day!? Wow! That certainly was a long time to be out alone & vulnerable to the elements. I have heard of this case before and I believe the culprit was the son of a powerful person. He had apparently been spotted by several people driving his truck and following Tara that day. I believe he abducted and killed her and his father had the means to cover it up!
@Brooke Boots I think that it was 36 miles which is possible to do. Im a biker and Id ride around 10 miles to work each day – it literally took me around 25min – just saying. Ive also done 100km fun bike day it doesnt take that long to bike
@Lynne Stephanie does such a good job and researches well on any case she talks about…I listen to her a lot
@Brooke Boots it would only be 18 miles an hour for two hours to go 36 miles. Not hard to believe at all.
Thats why there is a 20k reward after all this time. They think its somebody locals lil hunter biden too
@Stevie Dix many more are being taken and trafficked now than in the 80s. But it did get worse when coke and speed rose up, thats true
People are sick. I hate these kind of cases. So sad.
Ben, I feel you cannot “trust” to do things and set a pattern because “evil people” pay attention to patterns. Change your pattern in what you do to safeguard yourself or anyone that you bring with you.
That photo was not investigated enough… I don’t care if it’s Tara or not, it’s someone duct taped inside of a van… Police should have dig deep until finding out who took the photo and who the boys is
@Squidman plus you can’t see their faces otherwise nowadays they could use the picture for facial recognition
@prioris55555 yes.. and also Peter Scully… He catered to the rich. I read that he charged a lot of money for viewings of his horrible videos! I’m not into conspiracies, but it’s easy to see!
It IS her… check the ear out… its identical.. i spent 20 minutes going over close up photos… the ears are IDENTICAL.. its 100% her.. 🙁 what a shame.. long dead now obviously.. what a waste of a young life…
@Kaile Taylor that’s literally their job lol you probably just have crappy police where you are
@Ordinary Gamer this comment thread is one of the most bizarre collection of wackos I’ve seen in a long time lol… People thinking all the rich and powerful are behind disappearances, claiming police aren’t actually there to serve & protect… I’m just waiting for the flat earthers, moon landing deniers, chemtrail believers, 9/11 truthers, and a vast array of CIA/FBI/general government conspiracies.
There are ways the mom could have prevented Tara from biking alone. If my daughter was adamant about going alone, knowing there was a predator out there, I would have found a way to stop her – even if I had to flatten both tires on her bike!
Reminds me of the Johnny Gosch case. His dad used to go with him on his paper route then the day he was abducted his father didn’t go.
@Lord Mysticlaw she was an adult. Teens and young people think they’re invincible. No one should be going on remote routes without a weapon. Gun preferably.
Now a days if you did that your kid would call the cops on you and you would be arrested.
Yea I’d pop the tires and explain again the danger. These dirtbags were camping lying in wait
@kirsten rissling it was the last bike ride BECAUSE things were different… The attacker probably watched her and her mother ride together a bunch of times, but did nothing. Then when they saw the girl alone they decided to act.
The terror on their faces in the Polaroid is evident. It’s heartbreaking, though the girl doesn’t look like Tara anymore than the boy looks like the one who was later found deceased in Zuni, NM.Sadly that means that there are three victims if it’s not Tara.
@nexic they went through a lot of pictures and only selected 3 as Tara!
@KIIINGST0N the boy in the photo was someone else. Pictures can be misleading. I’ve seen a picture of someone else that I thought was me, and same with other people. My mom has thought someone else was me in a photo. Photos don’t capture you exactly
@KIIINGST0N someone tagged me in a photo once and it wasn’t me, we still can’t figure out who it is, but it looks JUST like me, little differences you had to look for is what gave it away but my mom thought it was me too!
@KIIINGST0N uh no there is plenty, PLENTY of instances of peoples first hand accounts being wrong
Don’t forget everybody, the scar on the leg that was in the photo that Tara’s mom said she had
I have seen so many stories of thinking that is their daughter or their son and it’s so heartbreaking. That picture literally haunts me.
It is haunting. I can’t think of any other photo that has affected me like that one. Makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. It’s like an entire horror movie captured in one image.
I hate to be pessimistic especially in a situation like this one but they only last about four to five years in this life the way they are trafficed, they are heartless this has nothing to do with animals they are deplorable as human trash. 19 years of age is 2 old in this life it’s such a sad sad situation!
I cant even imagine the terror these kids had to go through and the horror of those that are left behind to suffer. The depths of human cruelty makes no sense. It is senseless
These poor kids😢
welcome to this evil mother fen world its been like that from the beginning of times.
Deep
but you are right, its terrible
These are all victoms of dark web. They must had horrifying death. Evil is lurking in every corner , we can’t imagine our own species evilness.
If there is anything I’ve learned from watching all these crime Vids , it’s this : NEVER stick to a routine & Never Ignore an intuition
If you really want to be sure to not stick to a routine you need to use some kind of random number generator that’s based on a chaotic system. Only then will your actions be truly unpredictable.
*nervous autistic laughter at the routine bit*
I have a daily routine that I unfortunately can’t really change up, since I use it to walk my two youngest boys to and from school. I don’t drive. But I have learned to do a few things to try to minimize putting us in danger. The street I walk on is pretty steady with traffic that also takes and drops off their kids at school.. I always have my phone location on, I never accept rides from anyone I don’t know , and that includes even the parents, wether it be a woman or man, of any students at my boys school, and my boyfriend calls me everyday at a certain time, which happens to be right after he gets off of work, and is also the same time as when I am walking my boys back home or shortly after getting home. It’s been the same routine for over 2yrs and he knows that if I don’t answer or return his phone call right back, and didn’t send a text beforehand to say I’d be busy for any reason..he knows that something is wrong. We have it set up that way, no and’s. If’s, or but’s about it. I have two young special needs boys, one with Autism, and one with ADHD, and he knows I am very cautious and a bit overly suspicious of everything ..I watch ALoT of crime documentaries and stuff, so my mind is always alert…and so my boyfriend knows if I’m not answering, something is wrong.i also always have my phone out and I record audio whenever I feel uneasy , about anyone around me…I know it seems a little much.. but I have seen and heard too much ,with many ppl meeting unfortunate ends and I’d rather always seem paranoid but keep my boys and I safe, then be more relaxed and something happen. Stay safe out there everyone. And I’m truly sorry to anyone that never came home.
Everyone has some kind of routine
@R R I listen to my Intuition and I never never go against it One time when I was 19 I come very close to getting killed
First thing that my dad told me when I got on a bike and loved it was ‘don’t listen to music while on the thing’. He mostly meant that it can distract and muffle sounds from incoming cars, which could lead to a terrible accident, but it’s also useful to keep track of whether you’re being followed, especially since bicycles don’t have sideview mirrors like motorbikes. Not saying it would have saved the poor girl, just an extra precaution for people who enjoy spending time like that.
Or just one headphone in even. Sometimes our ignorance truly leads to our demise, granted she shouldnt have biked alone when they were multiple and being followed very bad move. Awful though i wish this on no one
I don’t understand why her mom would stop biking with her daughter because of a potential stalker. I would think her mom would have insisted they only bike together and never alone. I’m sure I missed something bc that does not make any sense 🤷♀️, IMO.
@Arianah Faulkner My other had better not let me go alone.
@Dominique M. These channels misrepresent a lot of things that have happened. Sometimes they do it on their own and sometimes they hear it from someone else, even police. This might be a fair assessment or it might be defamation of a parent whose daughter was stolen from her in an unbelievably cruel way
@no peace yeah, I could believe that. It would be very strange for the mother to allow her to go alone if she was worried of dangerous people.
I can see why she wouldn’t want to bike anymore for a while easily. A guy can easily attack you both especially with a gun or knife no problem.
However letting her go on her own was the odd part
@April R Easy to hang the blame on someone you’ve never spoken to.
To me it seems so unimaginably screwed that mom felt THAT uncomfortable, but let Tara go alone.
True, it’s like her mother is saying you can go get killed but I’m not gonna. It’s bizarre
If that girl with the duct tape wasn’t Tara, I hope they are searching for who she might be. How horrifying for her and the little boy.
yep and they did find that little boys body eventually
why would they start looking now..the photo was taken like 30yrs ago
@Nikki Siegel no they didnt
@hecker some facial features aren’t really the same
So, the mom didn’t go biking because she was worried of harm and yet she just let the girl go? odd
Yeah to me too. Lifelong regret
Exactly! I don’t think mom is totally innocent
@Desere Olson stop already
As a Daddy to three daughters, I can’t stress enough how important to be extra alert when in transitional spaces. Parking lots, poorly lit areas, even taking out your trash. Dad loves you and keep your pistol ON YOU!
Yup!
You’re weird and creepy.
Yes but tbh in reality is no less safe for women.
Well said sir 💕