Helen Vorhees Brach, 65, vanished after a trip to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, on February 17, 1977. After her appointment she was seen buying items in the clinic gift shop and said she was in a hurry because her houseman, Jack Matlick, was waiting for her. She never boarded the booked flight home to Glenview, Illinois, and her body has never been found.

Matlick later said he picked her up at O’Hare and spent days with her, but he did not report her missing for weeks and was found to have forged checks in her name. He was never charged and remained a primary suspect until his death in 2011. The case also involved con man Richard Bailey, who was convicted of racketeering and related offenses for schemes that defrauded Brach; no one was convicted in connection with her disappearance.

Helen was declared legally dead in 1984. Foul play is strongly suspected but the exact circumstances remain unresolved. Did anyone in the Chicago or Rochester area remember Helen or see her around February 17, 1977?