Richard Allen Houghland, 8, vanished with his mother Norma and younger brother Thomas on the evening of July 11, 1978, in Sacramento. The family was last seen leaving a relative’s house at about 8:00 p.m. driving a 1965 light blue Pontiac LeMans; the car also disappeared and has never been recovered.

Concerned relatives checked the family home days later and found it apparently undisturbed: belongings remained, Richard’s and Thomas’ bicycles were at the house, mail was unopened, an uncashed welfare check sat inside, and Norma’s eyeglasses were still there. There were no clear clues indicating where the family had gone. Authorities have long called the case suspicious and noted Norma had a history of suicide attempts, but extensive searches and follow-up investigations produced no significant developments.

Does anyone remember seeing a light blue 1965 Pontiac LeMans or the Houghland family in Sacramento around July 11, 1978?