On the evening of June 1, 1974 Ted Bundy abducted Brenda Carol Ball from The Flame Tavern in Burien, WA; she was never seen alive again.
An older picture of The Flame Tavern as it looked in the 1970’s. An older image of the tavern from the 1970’s, photo courtesy of OddStops.An old sign from the Flame Tavern, which advertised ‘Dancing Nightly,’ photo courtesy of OddStops.The band ‘Child Jam’ performing at The Flame in 1972.This Google Street View image of the bar was taken in 2011, photo courtesy of OddStops.The former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The back part of the former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The back parking lot of the former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The side of the former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The front sign from the former Flame Tavern as it looked in April 2022.The former Flame Tavern as it looked in March 2026: it’s now a Mexican restaurant called ‘Birrieria Tijuana,’ and their food is amazing.The back parking lot of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.The entrance of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.The entrance of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.The main dining room of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.Another shot of the main dining room of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.Another picture of the main dining room of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.The restroom in ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.Inside looking outside, ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ in March 2026.My pigeon friend, outside of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ in March 2026.The back part of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.The back parking lot of ‘Birrieria Tijuana’ as it looked in March 2026.Rhonda Louise Burse, who was last seen in Burien, Washington on August 8, 1977 at The (former) Flame Tavern: she worked there as a topless dancer and had been last seen getting into a car after her shift. Burse was a dancer in the general Seattle area as well as Colorado and Texas, and sadly few details are available in her case.
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