Michelle Ellis was 23 when she vanished from Indianapolis on August 2, 1978. She was last seen leaving her home at 8:00 a.m.; about an hour later her red 1973 Oldsmobile Omega was found abandoned on Fall Creek Parkway about half a block from a gas station. The car had run out of gas and contained her keys, purse, identification, a small amount of cash and other personal items. The driver’s side door was locked while the passenger door was open.

At the time Michelle was a part-time model and a student at the Herron School of Art at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Witnesses said they saw her walking away from the car and also reported another vehicle pulling up behind hers with its hazard lights on. In December 1980 Michelle’s parents received a phone call from someone claiming to be her, but the caller hung up and the call has never been verified. No confirmed contact has occurred since her disappearance and there are no significant public leads.

Did anyone in Indianapolis in 1978-1980 remember seeing Michelle, her Omega, or that other vehicle near Fall Creek Parkway?