Vanessa L. Smith, 34, disappeared from Milwaukee on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1990, after being seen at the Ambassador Hotel on West Wisconsin Avenue. Reports conflict about her last movements: one account from a man later described as her former boyfriend says he last saw her January 1, 1991, when she called a cab and he walked her to his apartment building’s exit but did not see her enter a cab; a cousin says he dropped her at a bus stop that morning. Her aunt did not report her missing until July 25, 1991.

Vanessa is African American, 5 feet 1 inch, about 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, often wore light-colored wigs, and had several facial and body scars. Her maiden name is Blacks and she had traveled to California in the past. Few solid leads have emerged and the case remains unresolved.

Are there anyone who remembers Vanessa that night or who can help clarify those conflicting last sightings?