Ronda Jean Kuschell was 31 when she was last seen in Elwood, Kansas, on the evening of January 25, 1985. Her mother left home around 7:00 p.m. and invited Ronda to go with her; Ronda declined. When the mother returned about 9:30 p.m., Ronda was gone.

Around 10:30 p.m. Ronda’s father found her car parked just off U.S. Highway 36 near an overpass to the Missouri River levee. Keys, purse, and other personal items were inside the vehicle. Investigators noted the Missouri River was frozen with holes in the ice; tracks led from the car, across the levee, and down to the riverbank. Searches with tracking dogs and helicopters turned up no sign of Ronda.

The Elwood Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation have kept the case open but it has grown cold. Does anyone have information about Ronda’s last movements that night or recall seeing her car near Highway 36 on January 25, 1985?