Cynthia Ann ’Cyndi’ Vanderheiden was 25 when she disappeared from Clements, California, on November 14, 1998. She was last seen leaving the Linden Inn in the company of Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog, who later became known as the Speed Freak Killers because of their methamphetamine abuse and suspected involvement in numerous killings around San Joaquin County.

Investigators later linked Vanderheiden’s disappearance to Shermantine and Herzog. During interrogations Herzog said Vanderheiden pleaded for help and called him by his nickname, Slim, while Shermantine overpowered her; Herzog said he turned away and did not intervene. Shermantine was convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances and sentenced to death; Herzog was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and accessory to murder. Vanderheiden’s remains were recovered 14 years after she vanished, and her family endured a long search for answers.

Did anyone who knew Cyndi or who was in the Linden Inn area that night come forward with information?