Sandra Payne was 33 when she vanished after a Fourth of July barbecue near the Santa Fe Downs on July 4, 1996. She left the gathering between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. in a blue Mazda pickup driven by Robert L. Bryant, but never returned to collect her own car and has not been seen since. Her family says she was a nanny who kept regular contact with them, and her disappearance was out of character.

Investigators later found inconsistencies in Bryant’s accounts of that night. Bryant was convicted in 1998 of the rape and murder of another woman; when he was arrested officers found news clippings about Payne’s disappearance in his possession, though he has not been charged in her case. Another person of interest is Anthony Klima, who had a known connection to Payne through cocaine trafficking; witnesses say Payne allegedly owed Klima money and that he threatened her. A vehicle linked to Klima was searched and blood was recovered, but it is unclear whether that evidence pertains to Payne.

The case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected. Does anyone have information about Sandra’s movements that night or about contacts she may have had with Bryant or Klima?