Missing: Denise Ruth Fagot
Case: Missing/Suspected Foul Play
Nickname: Niecey
Missing From: Lancaster, California
Missing Date: March 2, 1989
Race: Caucasian Sex: Female
Age at Time Missing: 22
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 115 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Tattoos: None
Scars/Piercings/Unique Marks: Scar on left knee, pierced ears.
Other: Last seen wearing maroon sweat pants with the USC Trojans’ logo sewn on the thigh, white sweat shirt with a logo imprinted on the front.
Police Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept, Detective Tamar Abraham (323) 526-5541
Case Number: 089-04632-1126-011 NamUs MP #: 10152
Circumstance: Denise Fagot and her two year old son, Daniel Spangle, disappeared from their Lancaster, CA apartment on March 2, 1989. Fagot’s boyfriend left to go to work and two hours later Fagot’s sister discovered they were missing when she went to the residence to pick up her key. Upon investigation authorities found the front door open, and despite the cold weather the sliding glass door inside the residence was open. Police believe the door may have been forced open. In Daniel’s bedroom the closet door was off track and one muddy foot print was found o top of an air conditioning unit near the sliding glass door.
Initially police thought Fagot left voluntarily with her son but they now suspect foul play was involved. Fagot had moved to Lancaster not long before her disappearance to be closer to her family after breaking up with Daniel’s father. At the time of the disappearance Daniel’s father lived in Orange County, CA and was interview by police. Ten years later he took a lie detector test about the disappearance and failed. Due to lack of evidence, Daniel’s father has never been arrested. Denise and Daniel’s case remains unsolved.
