Theresa Elizabeth Baxter, 38, was last seen about June 1, 1977, in Huntington Beach, California. She is described as a Caucasian woman about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 125 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and may also have used the name Geraldine Tootle. On the day she vanished her two daughters went to the beach; when they returned their father told them their mother had run off with another man.

Family accounts describe a troubled marriage with frequent arguments and violent outbursts by the husband. The younger daughter, Marie Plata, then 12, later said she found Baxter’s purse and driver’s license hidden in the attic after her mother disappeared. The husband did not report Baxter missing; Plata filed a missing persons report in 1988. The case is classified as missing under suspicious circumstances and the Huntington Beach Police Department continues to investigate.

What information might someone in Huntington Beach from the late 1970s recall that could help clarify what happened to Theresa?