Sylvia Lynn Mitchell was 34 when she was last seen in Detroit on February 1, 1997. Known to friends and family as Babe, she is described as a Black female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with black medium-length hair, brown eyes, a scar on her head and a scar on her leg near the top of her heel. Her last known address was in the 3300 block of Fullerton Street.

The Detroit Police Department lists her case under agency number 1312030249. Official records state she has not been seen since that February day in 1997, and no reliable details about clothing or personal items from the day of her disappearance have been documented. DNA samples from her mother and son have been entered into national databases to help identify her if found. Her family continues to seek answers.

Does anyone have information about Sylvia’s whereabouts or remembered seeing her in Detroit around February 1997?