Marquita Sherea Gant was 20 when she was last seen in Memphis on November 12, 2004. She was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 100 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Authorities noted she had a history of drug use and prostitution, circumstances that investigators say increased her vulnerability at the time she disappeared.

The initial inquiry produced few leads and the case eventually went cold. The Memphis Police Department’s Cold Case Unit later took over the file and her information was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System so it can be cross-checked with unidentified remains and other jurisdictions. More than two decades after her disappearance the case remains open and unsolved, and the Cold Case Unit continues to ask the public for any information that might help.

If anyone knew Marquita, saw her around November 2004, or has information about her disappearance, please come forward.