JoAnn Benner was 21 and a mother of two when she disappeared from her Bayou George, Florida, home on May 14, 1976. Her husband, Gary Benner, said she left in the middle of the night and never returned, but investigators found blood stains in the house and sections of carpet removed. The carpet later turned up burned in a trash can.

A three-year-old daughter told a relative her mother had been bleeding from the stomach. Neighbors and investigators reported seeing Gary return home with mud on his clothes and vehicle, prompting suspicion he may have disposed of JoAnn’s body. No charges were filed because evidence was insufficient, and later attempts to test the preserved blood were hampered by degradation.

JoAnn’s disappearance remains unsolved and her family continues to seek answers. Does anyone have information about JoAnn’s last known movements or the Benner household in 1976?