Lynn Burdick was 18 when she vanished while working alone at her cousin’s convenience store, The Barefoot Peddler, on Route 2 in Florida, Massachusetts. On April 17, 1982, she was on the phone with a cousin at about 8:10 p.m. when a customer entered; she hung up to serve that customer and was never heard from again. By 8:40 p.m. a customer found the store empty, the door open, an open book and a soda left on the counter, but Lynn’s jacket and purse were missing and $187 had been taken from the register.

Authorities suspected foul play and treated Lynn as possibly abducted. Investigators linked her disappearance to an attempted abduction in nearby Williamstown about 40 minutes earlier; a vehicle seen fleeing that scene was later spotted heading toward Florida. Composite sketches were released and anonymous tips came in, but Lynn has never been found.

Does anyone who lived in the area in April 1982 recall unusual vehicles, people, or that night’s events that might help reopen leads?