Tilsia Peralta Martinez, 45, was last seen April 12, 2002, in La Puente, California. That afternoon she left a message for her son saying she was going out with a friend and reminding him to feed the dog, and she later canceled an April 15 appointment citing a family emergency but never arrived at the planned destination.

Coworkers say Martinez worked as a beautician and appeared unusually nervous during her last shift, her hands shaking so badly she struggled with some tasks. On April 15 her white 1991 Cadillac Eldorado was found abandoned near the Soup Plantation restaurant at Puente Hills Mall in the City of Industry; no sign of Martinez was located near the vehicle.

Authorities suspect she may have been the victim of foul play, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department keeps the case open. If anyone saw Martinez, her Cadillac, or anything suspicious in La Puente or the Puente Hills Mall area in mid-April 2002, please come forward with information.