Olive Payne Dry was 88 when she disappeared from the Fairhope, Alabama, home she shared with her daughter. The last confirmed sighting was December 5, 1989, at the residence. Investigators found no evidence she had left voluntarily, and attention turned to those closest to her.

Detectives scrutinized Olive’s relationships and discovered that after her disappearance her daughter, Jeddy Henson, continued to collect Olive’s retirement checks. The inquiry evolved from a missing person investigation into a homicide case despite no body being located. Prosecutors relied on circumstantial evidence at trial and secured a conviction of Henson for Olive’s murder.

Olive’s remains have never been found; investigators have suggested they may have been disposed of in the Mobile River delta. Does anyone have information about Olive’s last days, the Fairhope neighborhood in 1989, or the Mobile River delta that could shed light on what happened?