Tena Mashell Preast was 19 when she vanished from Lawton, Oklahoma. She was last seen on August 4, 1991, at the apartment she shared with her boyfriend; according to the boyfriend’s account an unknown man came to the door, Tena went outside to speak with him, and did not return after about twenty minutes. She left behind her purse, keys and other personal belongings, which suggests she did not plan to be gone long.

Tena worked as a dancer at The Deluxe under the stage name Cameel. She was described as Caucasian with green eyes, her hair at the time dyed black and cut just above her shoulders, and she had a distinctive left-shoulder tattoo of a yellow smiley face with a red bullet hole and the words Have a nice day above it. Her sister Sandi has been an outspoken advocate and says early concerns were not taken seriously.

Law enforcement has not announced a suspect. Persons of interest reportedly have included a family member and the father of a former boyfriend. Investigators also note a possible connection to another Deluxe dancer, Barbara Berry, whose remains were found in 1994, but Tena’s disappearance predates the period commonly linked to the Cache Road killings. Does anyone who knew Tena or her circle in 1991 have information that could help clarify what happened that night?