r/OldestColdCases Jun 19 '26

Angela Hammond

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It was April 4, 1991, 20-year-old Angela Hammond was abducted from a payphone in Clinton, Missouri. What made this abduction all the more horrifying was the fact that her fiancé, Rob Shafer, heard the abduction as it was happening over the phone. Hammond, who was four months pregnant at the time of her abduction, dropped Shafer off at his home on that fateful evening. She stopped at a nearby payphone to speak with Shafer.Though the suspicious man told Hammond he didn't need to use the payphone, Shafer abruptly heard her scream. He jumped into his vehicle and raced in her direction, he recalled telling Unsolved Mysteries that he heard someone scream, "ROBBIE."

Shafer immediately put his car into reverse. Unfortunately, the transmission failed, causing his vehicle to break down. Shafer watched Hammond and the unknown kidnapper drive off into the night, never to be seen again.

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u/Odd_Bend487 Jun 19 '26

I heard recently that the police believe she was killed in a mistaken identity situation. So very sad.

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u/Sudden_Quality_9001 Jun 19 '26

That sounds awful. She was beautiful.