Mar 05, 2025
Mar 06, 2025
Wanda Lasha
Phillips
54
20
61 inches
115 lbs
Black / African American
Female
Wanda Lasha Phillips was a 20-year-old female from Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose life took an inexplicable turn in the spring of 1991. The last confirmed contact anyone had with Wanda was with the Tulsa Police Department on April 12, 1991. Following this interaction, her trail went cold, leaving her family and community with a void of unanswered questions. At the time of her disappearance, Wanda was described as an African American female, standing between 5'1" and 5'4" and weighing between 100 and 115 pounds. The specific details surrounding her last known moments remain frustratingly vague, with no clear information on what she was wearing or her state of mind. Her disappearance marked the beginning of a series of tragic events that would befall the Phillips family. The mystery surrounding Wanda's case is profoundly deepened by the disappearances of several of her siblings around the same period. In a devastating sequence of events, Wanda's older sister, Paula Phillips, went missing in October 1991. Paula's brother, Donald Ray Phillips, reported her missing, only to vanish himself just days later when police attempted to follow up with him. The following year, on November 22, 1992, Wanda's twin sister, Londa Renee Phillips, also disappeared after reportedly heading to a relative's home. Another sibling, Tomarion Denice "Cookie" Phillips Momodou, had also gone missing earlier in 1991. This string of disappearances within a single family is a rare and deeply troubling phenomenon that has left investigators searching for a potential connection for decades. The investigation into Wanda's disappearance, along with those of her siblings, has been fraught with challenges and a lack of significant leads. Authorities have considered the possibility that the cases are connected and may be linked to drug activity in the area at the time. While persons of interest have reportedly been identified over the years, no suspects have been publicly named, and no arrests have been made in connection with any of the disappearances. The cases have grown cold, but for the remaining family members and the Tulsa community, the hope for answers and closure remains. The collective loss of so many siblings from one family has created a lasting wound, and the mystery of what happened to Wanda Lasha Phillips and her brothers and sisters continues to be a haunting and unresolved chapter in Tulsa's history.
Apr 12, 1991
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
Tulsa
Yes
165211
Tulsa Police Department
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
74103
Joe Campbell
Detective Sergeant
600 Civic Center, Oklahoma
9185969143
Local
Law Enforcement
2025-010506
2025-03-05
Tulsa Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
06/11/2026