Judy Ann Parker was 72 when she walked away from her adult foster home in Springfield, Oregon on the morning of December 30, 2016. The last confirmed sighting was at 9:39 a.m., captured on surveillance footage of her walking westbound in the 1000 block of R Street. She was wearing blue jeans, a dark knitted cap, a blue coat, a yellow shirt, and black Skechers sneakers.

Judy had a history of serious medical and psychiatric issues after an emergency bowel resection in 2012. She was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations over the following four years, and her psychotic symptoms had reportedly worsened in the weeks before she disappeared. Staff said residents could come and go, and Judy had a prior history of wandering; it is believed she may have been trying to travel back to Washington.

Searches by the Springfield Police Department and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office followed, and unconfirmed sightings were reported as far south as Cottage Grove. Notification to her daughter was delayed a week because of patient privacy rules, a delay the family says cost crucial time. Her whereabouts remain unknown and the investigation is active.

If anyone saw Judy around R Street or remembers her after December 30, 2016, please come forward with information.