Catherine ’Cathy’ Marsh, 31, vanished from downtown Poughkeepsie after she was last seen on November 11, 1996. Her apartment still contained her clothes and personal items, and months passed before her mother reported her missing on March 7, 1997, by which time the trail had largely gone cold. Detectives searched for leads, used cadaver dogs, checked unidentified bodies and jail records, and canvassed the neighborhoods where she had been seen, but initially found no clear proof a crime had occurred.

Investigators later focused on Fulton Avenue resident Kendall Francois after other disappearances in the city suggested a pattern. In early September 1998 an assault complaint involving Christine Sala prompted police to confront Francois; a search warrant of his home uncovered concealed bodies, including Marsh. Francois ultimately admitted to multiple killings and in August 2000 received eight life terms without parole. If anyone knew Cathy, her routines, or saw her in Poughkeepsie in late 1996, can you share what you remember?