Carla Roberson was 19 when she vanished from Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on May 10, 1984. Visiting her aunt and uncle from Montgomery, Alabama, she left their home to spend the afternoon reading and sunbathing and promised to return by early evening. Her car was later found abandoned at the Fort Pickens entrance and her purse, towel, and shoes were left on the beach.

Footprints were seen leading toward the water, which prompted investigators to consider a possible drowning, but no body or clothing ever washed ashore and no conclusive determination was made. Carla had just finished her sophomore year at Huntingdon College and worked part time at a doctor’s office; she was in Florida for a short visit before the summer semester.

The circumstances were described as mysterious and foul play has not been ruled out. Does anyone who was in the Pensacola or Fort Pickens area that May know anything that might help explain what happened to Carla?