Tara Beth White, 40, vanished from her parents’ home at 662 Pine Street in Galesburg, Illinois. She was last seen the evening of March 26, 1997; her parents awoke the next morning to find her gone. There were no signs of a struggle or forced entry, and all of her personal belongings — purse, identification, and credit cards — were left behind, a detail that suggests she did not leave with the intent of a long absence or that something unusual happened.

Tara was unemployed at the time and reportedly had no known associates in Galesburg. She sometimes used the name Alice Meadows. Descriptions list her hair as blond or strawberry, curly and at least shoulder length (she sometimes cut it short), she wore glasses with tape on them, and had pierced ears. She was believed to be wearing a tan or green hooded jacket, a pink shirt, blue jeans, and possibly KangaROOS snow jogger boots when last seen. Her case remains cold with few public leads.

If anyone knew Tara, called Alice Meadows, or saw someone matching that description in Galesburg on March 26–27, 1997, please come forward with information.