Unsolved Mysteries: Who was Angela Hammond? Details of the 1991 disappearance case, explored 

Unsolved Mysteries explores true-to-life cold cases of mysterious disappearances, paranormal events, and unexplained phenomena. It also featured Angela Hammond's case, who vanished under mysterious circumstances in the year 1991.

She was just 20 years old at the time of the incident, a young woman from high school who disappeared while speaking on the phone with her fiancé in Clinton, Missouri. The case remains one of the most perplexing unsolved disappearances in the US.

Keep reading to learn who Angela was and the details about her 1991 disappearance.

Who was Angela Hammond featured in Unsolved Mysteries?

Angela Hammond was 20 years old at the time of the crime, as mentioned, and was also four months pregnant. She was deeply in love with Rob Shafer, a high school athlete, and looking forward to their future together. They were the golden couple of the college, deeply in love, ambitious, and popular. Angel was nicknamed Angy by her friends.

Angela was known for being smart and witty and was described as someone destined to do great things. Born on February 9, 1971, in Kansas City, Missouri, her parents, Chris and Marsha Hammond, moved closer to Marsha's parents in Clinton. Angela grew up there and was also bestowed with a little brother later.

But everything changed one April night in 1991, when Angela vanished without a trace.

The case has remained unsolved for over 30 years, as shown in Unsolved Mysteries

On April 4, 1991, around 11:15 pm, Angela dropped off Rob after a barbecue and drove to a payphone in a grocery store parking lot to call him. When she was on the call, she said a suspicious man was circling his car around her location. The car she described was a green Ford pickup truck with a mural of a fish jumping out of water on the back. Suddenly, Rob heard Angela scream, and the line went dead.

Rob immediately jumped in his car and sped toward the payphone. On his way, he also witnessed the same pickup truck she described. He followed it, but on the way, his car's transmission failed, and he lost them. That was the last time Angela was seen.

Unfortunately, this is such a perplexing case that despite various attempts to reach out to the culprit, the authorities weren't able to find or charge anyone. The man and the truck have never been definitively identified. Some say that it was a pre-planned attack, some say that she was abducted by a stranger. When some other young women also went missing around the time, some doubted the involvement of a serial killer, even though the police couldn't catch the killer.

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The show's dramatisation included Rob’s desperate attempt to chase the truck — a haunting image that left a lasting impact on viewers. Despite these details, the case remains unsolved more than 30 years later, leaving her family and community still searching for answers.

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