Melissa Dawn Eagleshield, a 42-year-old Native American woman, was last seen in the early morning hours of October 5, 2014, at a friend’s residence in rural Becker County, Minnesota, near County Road 126 just south of Island Lake. She reportedly left the house on foot between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m., leaving behind all of her belongings, including her shoes and purse. Melissa did not own a cell phone, and there has been been no activity on her credit cards since her disappearance.

Search dogs tracked her scent through brush near the residence but the trail was lost near a beaver dam about a mile away. Extensive searches over the years with ATVs, helicopters and K-9 units have failed to locate her. Authorities say she may have accepted a ride from a passing motorist, as she had done before.

Melissa is described as 5 feet 1 inch, 155 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She has several distinctive scars and tattoos, including a unicorn on her right shoulder and a smoking gun on her left forearm. Her case remains unsolved; anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to come forward.