Tanya E. Taras, 35, was last seen in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 2000. That morning she attended and waived a preliminary hearing on a drunk driving charge, then apparently returned to her apartment. A planned lunch with a friend never happened, and by June 9 friends and her employer were unable to reach her; the employer’s calls had left 28 unheard messages on her answering machine.
A friend who checked on Tanya found damage to her apartment door, including a broken pane of glass. Police entering the apartment found Tanya’s two cats unattended, her white Lhasa Apso Roo missing, and traces of blood on her glasses, upholstery and carpeting. Tanya’s red 1999 Mercury Cougar was recovered in Philadelphia near 30th Street Station three days after she disappeared; the keys were in the ignition, the windows were down, padding and fabric from the passenger seat had been removed, and drops of her blood were on the passenger-side door and floorboard. A cadaver dog alerted to the scent of human remains in the vehicle.
Investigators focused on Antone Herman Wilson, a counselor at the treatment center where Tanya had sought help.
Did anyone in Palmyra or Philadelphia remember seeing Tanya, her dog Roo, or that red 1999 Mercury Cougar in June 2000?