Lea Chali Porter was 19 when she disappeared after traveling from Pueblo to Westminster, Colorado, to visit a high school acquaintance. She was last seen on June 3, 2014; her car was later found abandoned at the man’s apartment complex and there was no activity on her phone, credit cards, or social media after that day. Her family confronted the acquaintance on June 12 and recorded him confessing to killing her, a recording that was given to the Westminster Police Department.

The man told police he and Lea had consensual sex, then got into an argument, and that she attacked him with a knife before he killed her, placed her body in a duffel bag and disposed of it, along with her purse, wallet and clothing in other locations. Investigators searched the Allied Waste Services Tower Road Landfill in Commerce City for 45 days; they recovered her cell phone and some clothing but did not locate her remains.

In September 2015 the man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 48-year sentence. Lea’s body has not been recovered. If anyone has information about Lea Porter’s disappearance or possible location, please share what is known.