Sharon K. Emery, 25, of Indianapolis was last seen September 3, 1981. She had been out drinking that night with a male roommate; the roommate says they argued about 3:00 a.m. and Sharon left the area near East Washington and North State Streets. She never resurfaced.

Neighbors reported hearing a violent argument in the apartment the night she vanished. Days later a bloodstained rug was seen outside the building but went missing before police could examine it. The roommate moved out of the apartment in the days following Sharon’s disappearance. Earlier that year Sharon had been the target of an attempted hit-and-run; the driver was only cited. Rumors mentioned a possible drug overdose and that her body might have been hidden, possibly in southern Indiana. Police believe Sharon returned to her apartment after the argument and met with foul play, but the case remains unsolved.