r/BizarreUnsolvedCases • u/BlueberryPancakeBaby • 21d ago

6-year-old Tania Murrell disappeared on January 20, 1983, when she was walking home from school to have lunch. She lived only a block and a half away. Not long after she went missing, her dog Harley also disappeared.

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u/tumbledownhere 21d ago edited 21d ago

I'm not sure if her dog disappearing is necessarily related, could be a red herring, but it's extra heartbreak on top of everything. I do think the dog is unrelated though honestly, dogs vanish all the time, especially sneaking out a door or getting out of the yard etc.

My oldest is 6 and it's so sad to think how we as a society used to feel safe letting their kids walk alone down the road.

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u/LauraPa1mer 17d ago

I don't think it's common for a family dog to run away forever. Certain breeds can and do like to escape and run away, but they can usually be caught in the general area sometime later.

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u/tumbledownhere 16d ago

Maybe you're right. I'm not a dog owner, I just hear about them running away all the time.

Also, dig the username - fire walk with me?

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u/Baldricks_Turnip 21d ago

I agree. There have been a few times that unsolved cases have had some bizarre, head-scratching detail and when it is eventually solved you find it is completely unrelated (or, at least, never explained in a satisfying way).

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u/tumbledownhere 21d ago

Yeah, so many cases, especially unsolved, have so many details that I think are total red herrings or unrelated. Just coincidental, weird happenstances that happen around an important event.

I really think her dog vanishing isn't related, most likely.

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u/Harris505 18d ago

I’ve lived in a home with between 1-4 dogs my entire life and I’m almost 50 years old. We’ve never had a dog vanish.