Endangered Missing Adult



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Memphis Police Department at (901) 373-3883


Name: Ricarda Tillman-Locket

Classification: Endangered Missing Adult
Alias / Nickname: Rica
Date of Birth: 1984-04-12
Date Missing: 2007-02-19
From City/State: Memphis, TN
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disappearance: 22
Gender: Female
Race: Am. Indian
Race (Other): Black
Height: 62 inches
Weight: 120 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Hair (Other): Curly
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: Light

Identifying Characteristics: Pierced ears.

Clothing: Possibly wearing her work uniform consisting of a black shirt, black sweater and black pants


Details of Disappearance

Ricarda as last seen at approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 19, 2007 at her workplace, Jillian's Restaurant at Peabody Place in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Her estranged husband, Lou Lockett, picked her up from work. A photograph of Lou is posted below this case summary. Ricarda was supposed to get infant son from the babysitter's later that day, but never arrived. She has never been heard from again. She left behind her personal belongings, including her wallet and cellular phone.
Authorities are concerned for Ricarda's safety, although they stated there is no hard evidence that she was taken against her will. The police were called to her home in January 2007 after Ricarda said Lou had choked her during an argument. He was arrested and charged with assault, and Ricarda went to live in a domestic violence shelter. Lou stated he dropped her off at the shelter after they left her workplace, but shelter employees say they never saw her. He was interviewed by police after she went missing and maintains his innocence in her disappearance. Custody of their son was given to Ricarda's relatives after she vanished, and family documents named Lou as a suspect in his wife's case.

Ricarda's boss stated she was a very reliable employee who always called in to work if she was going to be late or absent. It is uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. It was her boss who reported her disappearance to the police, after she missed work two days in a row without contacting anyone. Her family stated they did not believe she would have run away and left behind her child, whom she cherished.

Ricarda was born on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Sioux City, South Dakota. She spent her childhood living there and in Memphis, and moved to Memphis permanently after she turned eighteen. Her case remains unsolved.



Investigative Agency: Memphis Police Department
Phone: (901) 373-3883
Investigative Case #: 0702009468
NCIC #: M-356299179

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