Margarita Gonzalez Almazan, 47, vanished from Bluffton, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of December 1, 2013, after attending her grandson’s birthday party.

Relatives who checked Margarita’s apartment a few hours later found it empty, with two plates of uneaten food, a smashed television remote, and what law enforcement later described as signs of a struggle. Both her and Galicia-Escobedo’s vehicles were initially missing; Margarita’s 2001 Dodge Stratus was found days later near the Keller Flea Market in Savannah. Her cell phone was recovered on the side of Highway 170 near the Lemon Island Bridge.

Investigators quickly focused on 40-year-old Galicia-Escobedo. Witnesses reported seeing him in Savannah hours after Margarita was last seen, with what appeared to be fresh scratch marks on his face, and he purchased a plane ticket to Guatemala from the Savannah airport but did not board. Authorities, including the FBI working with Guatemalan counterparts, were unable to locate him afterward. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office treats Margarita’s disappearance as suspicious and continues to investigate the cold case. No charges have been filed.

If anyone knew Margarita’s movements that night or has information about Osman Galicia-Escobedo’s whereabouts after December 1, 2013, please come forward.