Rachael was last seen on August 26, 1982. She was from Sunset, Utah. She was last seen playing at a playground 15 feet away from her house where her mom was cooking sloppy Joe's for lunch with her 2 older brothers. It wasn't long before a man approached the kids and started offering them bubble gum and ice cream. After gaining Rachael's trust and without warning, grabbed the three year old and threw her into his car before speeding away. Rachael's young brother's watched helplessly. The boys immediately ran in and told their mother what happened, and horrified, she called the police. When police arrived, they quickly started the search for little Rachael. Rachael’s brothers were able to give a description of the man that had taken Rachael, and his car. They would describe to police that the man was black and around 6 feet tall. He was thin and in his mid to late 20’s or early 30’s. He had a moustache His car was a blue mid-size car with distinct wood grain panels on the sides. Despite the descriptions of the man and his car, no leads were quickly generated, and the immediate search revealed no signs of Rachael. 24 days later, on September 19, 1982 little Rachael's lifeless body was found hog-tied and nude. She was found by a family on a picnic near a creek bed in a secluded area. It seems unclear whether Rachael was sexually assaulted or not. A few years later, another clue was found in a bathroom of a business, the stall read "Beware I’m still at large I killed the little Runyan girl. Remember beware!!" The sinister note was also accompanied by the drawing of an inverted cross and the numbers 666 leading some investigators to think that the murder of Rachael Runyan may have been related to satanic ritual, or cult activity. Rest in peace sweet Rachael you deserved to live! You truly did deserve the world and more! 💕😭
