Joyce Ann Johnson was 31 when she left her Detroit home on March 1, 1997, saying she was going to the store. She never returned and has had no confirmed contact since. At the time she was described as a Black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 230 pounds, with short tapered black hair and brown eyes. The last outfit seen was a yellow sweater and a cloche hat.

Distinctive features noted by family include burn scars on the top of one hand, pierced ears and pierced nose (though no longer wearing a nose ring). Her case was later entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and the Detroit Police Department is the primary investigating agency. Little else is publicly known about her movements that day.

If anyone in Detroit remembers Joyce, saw her on or after March 1, 1997, or has information that could help, please share what you know with investigators.