Randi Jane Mebruer, 28, disappeared from her Zachary, Louisiana, home on the evening of April 18, 1998, after a brief trip to a nearby video store and returning home with her young son. By morning the child went to a neighbor; adults found blood, signs of a violent struggle and contact lenses left behind. Blood drops trailed from the kitchen toward the carport, and a pink trash bag at the scene was stained with her blood. Investigators concluded she had been assaulted inside the house, murdered, and removed; her body has never been recovered.

Early suspicion included people close to her, including an ex-husband who was later ruled out. In February 2004 DNA testing linked Derrick Todd Lee to evidence connected with Mebruer’s presumed murder, and he was identified in filings and testimony as the primary suspect in the Zachary cases. Mebruer’s disappearance remains unresolved without the body or a courtroom resolution specific to her case. If anyone knew Randi, saw her on April 18, 1998, or has information about her removal from the Oak Shadows subdivision, please come forward.