Nancy Lorraine Robinson, 24, was last seen March 6, 1982, while living and working with her husband James as caretakers at Winters Creek Equestrian Ranch in Washoe Valley, Nevada. Customers who rented horses that day were unable to finish their ride; the Robinsons invited them to return the next day, and that encounter is the last confirmed sighting of Nancy. When the customers returned March 7 the ranch was locked and unattended.

A construction worker discovered a broken window and blood near the couple’s living quarters the following morning. Investigators found large amounts of blood and evidence of a struggle inside the residence; some saddles and jewelry were missing while other valuables remained. The Robinsons’ truck was later found abandoned on Highway 50 toward Lake Tahoe with a flat tire and blood inside. Some of the missing items were recovered from the vehicle. Firearms at the ranch and in the truck showed no sign of having been fired, and early forensic testing could not determine blood types.

Months earlier the ranch’s main house had burned in a suspicious fire; Nancy and James were reportedly scheduled for polygraphs about that blaze before they disappeared, but no charges were filed and no public link between the fire and the disappearance has been established. Family reference DNA has been submitted to assist future identification efforts. Does anyone have information about the Robinsons’ movements in early March 1982 or remember seeing their truck on Highway 50?