The Disappearance of Lisa Borden, October 1979
Warning : this write-up mentions the use of a homophobic slur that was originally used in a purposefully derogatory way. While it is not immediately relevant to the mystery at hand, I believe it is important to include any information I am able to find on such under-reported cases. Lisa Jane Borden was born on January 15, 1960 in Cooke, Texas to parents Jack Fred Borden and Joyce Mildred Borden (nee Hester). She grew up alongside her five siblings, one brother and four sisters. From what little I could find, it seems that Lisa was the baby of her family: her mother was 38 when she was born, and Lisa's older sister Shirley Arlene was already 18 at the time, and gave birth to her own daughter in 1961. The only other sibling of Lisa’s that I could find, her sister Jackie, was born in 1952, making her 7-8 years older than Lisa. Lisa Borden. Photo from the Charley Project. Lisa attended Gainesville High School during the 1975, 1976, and 1977 school years; in the 1975 yearbook that is a...