Leona Jean Larson, 61, was last seen October 6, 1980, in Tracy, Minnesota. The circumstances of her disappearance are unresolved and no body has been found. On the day she vanished an auctioneer came to the Larsons’ home to appraise belongings; Clarence Larson told him Leona had gone to Minneapolis for medical treatment. In the weeks that followed Clarence gave several different explanations for her absence, at times saying she was in California or Wisconsin for treatment, visiting relatives, or on holiday—none of those claims was substantiated.

Investigators reported bloodstains on Leona’s coat and in the family kitchen. Searches, including around Lake Shetek, turned up no trace. Clarence had been acquitted years earlier of the murder of his first wife, and Leona’s disappearance has long been viewed with suspicion. The case remains unsolved. Does anyone have information about Leona’s movements in October 1980 or remembers seeing her in the Tracy area?