Julia Alvarez Rodriguez, 44, left her home in Leland, North Carolina on October 28, 1995, telling her daughter she was running a quick errand. She drove a green 1980 Datsun and was last seen wearing a white blouse, white slacks, white sneakers, a cross necklace and her wedding ring. She is described as Hispanic, with black hair, brown eyes and distinctive gold tips on her front teeth.

On November 3, 1995 the Datsun was found deliberately burned in a wooded area in Castle Hayne, miles from her home. Julia was not at the scene. In the months before her disappearance, her vehicle had been repeatedly vandalized — tires slashed and sugar poured into the gas tank — suggesting she may have been targeted. The investigation is being treated as a homicide and remains active.

Anyone who knew Julia, saw her Datsun after October 28, 1995, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.