Cheryl Lynn Carter, 37, was last seen at her home on Palmer Creek Road in Sonoma County, California, on September 7, 1982. On that morning her two children went to school; when they returned home their mother was gone and she has not been seen or heard from since. She was 5 feet 6 inches, 103 pounds, with short brown hair and hazel eyes and suffered from severe allergies.

Over the years there has been speculation about possible foul play. Investigators looked into a potential link with Joseph Naso after a handwritten list he kept included an entry reading Girl near Healdsburg, which corresponds to the area of Cheryl’s disappearance. Naso was later convicted in other murders, but his connection to Cheryl’s case remains inconclusive and the disappearance is unsolved.

Anyone who knew Cheryl, lived near Palmer Creek Road in 1982, or has information about that day is asked to contact the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department.