Rosie Mae Pilcher, 22, disappeared from North Portland, Oregon after being last seen on October 5, 1982. Family members reported her missing when she failed to arrive at her sister’s house as expected; a missing persons report was filed with the Portland Police Bureau on October 8, 1982. At the time she may have been wearing a long purple dress and a white fur coat and was carrying about fifty to sixty dollars.

Rosie is described as an African American woman with black hair and brown eyes, slender, about 110 to 112 pounds, and between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall. The investigation produced few leads and the case has remained open; her family continues to seek answers about what happened that autumn day.

If anyone in North Portland in October 1982 remembers Rosie, her clothing, or her movements that day, please share what you know.