Stephanie Anne Warner, 43, was last seen on July 4, 2013, leaving the Ashland, Oregon Fourth of July parade around 4:30 p.m. She was walking with a parade float she helped build and was seen with her boyfriend, Lennie Ames, in her dark green 2004 Nissan Xterra. They were believed to be heading toward her home in Ruch; that was the last confirmed sighting.

Friends reported Stephanie’s vehicle later was not parked in its usual spot and her gate remote that she kept on the visor was missing. Her car keys and personal items remained inside her home and her pets were left unattended, which friends say was out of character. Investigators found inconsistencies in Ames’s statements; the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office identified him as the prime suspect in what they believe to be a homicide, though no charges have been filed. Ames and his son Jared Fournier have been described as uncooperative.

In May 2023 a mushroom hunter found material described as human hair and tissue about two and a half miles from Stephanie’s home, and the case was reopened with remains sent for analysis. The investigation remains active. Does anyone who knew Stephanie or was in the Ashland–Ruch area on July 4, 2013, have information that could help?