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Posted 1:40 a.m. Aug 31, 2014 — Updated 1:40 a.m. Aug 31, 2014

She wanted to start a new chapter in life, by getting to know her biological father.

Pamela Waldher left the west coast for Fayetteville, but things quickly began to unravel.

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What happened next, left her family grasping for answers, and a murder investigation that is still open.

WRAL's Gerald Owens has tonight's NC Wanted mystery.She was a teenager, at a crossroad in life. Pamela Waldher left her grandparents' home in Washington state in the summer of 2004....intent on establishing a relationship with her father in Fayetteville.

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NAME: Beau Garcia - Father

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The novelty quickly wore off. Her grandparents say the 16 year old soon had second thoughts.

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NAME: Shaleen Waldher - Granmother

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In January of the following year, the A-student, completely out of character, disappeared. Her father, Beau Garcia, filed a missing person's report. Rumors began to swirl, that he had something to do with it. Garcia's girlfriend even filed a complaint, saying he mistreated his daughter.

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NAME: Beau Garcia - Father

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Two years after her disappearance, a major break in the case. Human remains were found in a remote area on Fort Bragg. DNA confirmed it was Pamela Waldher.

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NAME: Jim Nolette - Investigator Fayetteville PD

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WHO SHOULD BE LAYING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF

FORT BRAGG. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHY

SHE'S OUT HERE>

Police interviewed her father as a possible suspect. They say Garcia refused to take a polygraph test, but he has never been charged. If you have any information about the death of Pamela Waldher, call our toll free hotline at 1-866-43-wanted. That's 1-866-439-2683. Or go to wral.com and search 'report a tip.' You don't have to give us your name.

NC Wanted operators are available 24 hours a day, 7-days a week.

All tips are important.

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