Wendy Meyers, a 30-year-old white woman, was murdered in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 24, 1996. Her body was then concealed in the attic of the house he shared with his parents and sister.

Meyers’ disappearance was the first in a series that investigators later linked to the man dubbed the Poughkeepsie Killer; her death preceded the disappearance and murders of seven other women over the next two years. The killings were not uncovered until Francois was arrested in September 1998. He confessed to killing eight women and revealed that he had hidden their bodies in his home. Francois was charged with eight counts of first-degree murder; to avoid the death penalty he pleaded guilty and received life without parole.

If anyone had contact with Wendy in the days before October 24, 1996, or remembers her movements in Poughkeepsie, please share information.