Maria Brabazon, 55, vanished from Whitestone, Queens, on September 5, 2015. The last known image shows her on 14th Avenue walking toward 152nd Street at about 3:00 PM wearing dark grey or black leggings, a white shirt, rectangular glasses and carrying a white canvas bag. Earlier that day she had a parking summons, took her minivan for a state inspection, and bought a large bottle of sleeping pills at BJ’s Wholesale Club.

Family members describe Maria as a loving mother who was excited about two incoming grandchildren but who had been struggling with severe, psychotic depression and had attempted suicide in 2009. In the days before she disappeared she had been sleeping in her minivan and a late‑August argument with her husband about rebuilding their Massapequa home after Superstorm Sandy reportedly triggered an episode. She called her three children that day to say she loved them and left behind her wallet, identification, and cell phone.

The NYPD searched with helicopters and cadaver dogs and the family hired a private investigator and offered a $10,000 reward, but no trace has been found. Some close to the case think she may have entered a vehicle; others hope she chose to start over. Does anyone have information about Maria’s movements in Whitestone on September 5, 2015, or recall seeing her that afternoon?