Regina McCorkle, 19, was last seen August 14, 1981, in East Moline, Illinois. That morning she spoke with her mother before leaving for work around 8:30 a.m. and phoned her boyfriend at 9:30 a.m. to arrange a ride so he could apply for a job, but she never arrived. When her mother returned around 4:45 p.m., Regina’s car was in the driveway and the front and back doors were locked from the inside. Her two-year-old son was found locked in a bedroom, crying but unharmed.

Inside the home there were no signs of a struggle and most of Regina’s belongings — clothing, purse and a recently purchased 1979 Mustang — remained. The only items missing were the nightgown she had been wearing and the top sheet from her unmade bed; her slippers were on the bedroom floor. A screen from a basement window was found removed and lying on the floor, but investigators could not determine whether it had been taken from the inside or outside.

Early in the investigation the boyfriend cooperated, passed a polygraph and was cleared; an ex-husband declined a polygraph and told police he had gone to her house about 10:00 a.m. that day and left after receiving no answer. Police have pursued leads over the years but the case remains unresolved. Anyone with information about Regina or that day is asked to come forward.