# Smith, Vanessa Blacks

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-missing-since-09%2F08%2F" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: none;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>[![vanessa_l._smith_1.jpg](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/scaled-1680-/OpF7dCp7z06c1X3K-vanessa-l-smith-1.jpg)](https://www.wismissing.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-10/OpF7dCp7z06c1X3K-vanessa-l-smith-1.jpg)</td><td>Missing Since: December 31,1990  
Missing From: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County  
Age: 34 years old

DOB: 18 FEB 1956  
Height and Weight: 5'1, 130 pounds  
Race: Black

Sex: Female

Hair: Brown, wears light-colored wigs

Eyes: Brown

Marks: Scars on her abdomen, face, lip, left finger, neck and near her right eye

Exclusions: 2

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<table border="1" id="bkmrk-details-of-disappear" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 347.781px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 347.781px;"><td style="height: 347.781px;">#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Details of Disappearance</span>

Vanessa may go by Blacks or Smith, her married name. Her ex- husband was David P. Smith, born April 1, 1960. Depending on the resource, her name is listed differently. They were married on August 4, 1982, in Gary, Indiana.

Smith's aunt last saw her on December 31, 1990. Vanessa had gone out to celebrate the New Year and was seen at the Ambassador Hotel in the [2300 block of west Wisconsin Avenue](https://maps.app.goo.gl/3Yp7bCEXDCh2C55V6) in Milwaukee. She has never been heard from again. Her aunt reported her missing on July 25, 1991.

Her boyfriend said he'd last saw Smith on January 1, 1991, after she called for a cab. He said he walked her to the exit of his apartment building, but didn't actually see her get into the cab, or notice what the cab looked like.

#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Actions</span>

My only thought is: her husband may know something. She may have gone to Monroe LA, where she was from originally, or back to Gary, Indiana. A skip trace might help.

</td><td style="height: 347.781px;">#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">More Information</span>

[NaMus](https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/29105?nav)

[Charley Project](https://charleyproject.org/case/vanessa-l-smith)

[Doe Network](https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4558dfwi.html)

[Websleuths](https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-vanessa-smith-34-milwaukee-31-december-1990.411039/)

<div id="bkmrk-houston-police-depar"></div>#### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Legal Issues</span>

<div>NO LONGER UNDER DOC SUPERVISION </div><div>  
</div><div>Case Holder:</div><div>Milwaukee PD</div><div>(414) 935-7405</div><div>Case #91M3322</div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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