Missing Alma Violet Root

Description at Time of Disappearance:

Date Missing: January 1, 1980 from Auburn, Placer County, California.
Date of Birth: Feb. 8, 1965
Age at Disappearance:14
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Race/Sex: White, Female
AKA/Alias: Violet Root
Alma has a blue heart tattoo on her chest.

Details:
Alma was last seen with her 25 yr. old boyfriend, Scott Petchek, when he picked her up from her Grandmother's house. Petchek told Police that he had given Alma a ride to her Aunt's home where he left her before returning to work. When he returned later to pick her up she was gone. According to family there is no Aunt in the area. Since then, Petchek has been jailed on charges of molesting children. He is currently registered as a Sex Offender. Police still consider him a person of interest in Alma's disappearance.

Agency Contact:
Placer County Sheriff's Department
Missing Persons Unit
(530) 889-7800.
Case # 911125043