Shantina Smiley, 29, and her 8-year-old son Azriel Carver disappeared on the evening of March 13, 2010, while driving from Silverdale to visit relatives in Castle Rock. That night Shantina became lost in the Olympia area and was seen at a market and later at a diner appearing disoriented. Around 10:00 p.m. she stopped at a private residence to ask for directions and to use the phone; that was the last confirmed sighting of the mother and son.

The next day the minivan was found partially submerged at a remote beach north of Olympia with its doors open. Shantina’s wallet, identification, and credit cards remained inside but her purse was missing. Some personal items, including an inhaler belonging to Azriel, washed ashore in the days after. On March 18 Azriel’s body was recovered on a Fox Island beach about sixteen nautical miles from where the van was found; his death was ruled an accidental drowning.

Shantina’s family described her as a devoted mother who had recently graduated from Olympic College and planned a career in medical billing; she had also sought treatment in the past for alcohol abuse and may have relapsed shortly before the trip. Does anyone have information about Shantina’s movements in the Olympia area on March 13, 2010, or recall seeing the van that night?