On the morning of August 30, 1978, 28-year-old Marcia Lynn Joyce, known as Marci, disappeared from the backyard of her home on Everson Goshen Road in Bellingham, Washington, while caring for her two young children. Her husband had driven into Bellingham to run an errand at the bank; when a child later went outside to look for Marcia she was gone. Marcia has not been seen or heard from since.

A few days before her disappearance someone had withdrawn all the money from the family bank account at Northwestern Commercial Bank on Alabama Street; investigators have not been able to confirm who made that withdrawal. The husband reported Marcia missing to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office after returning home; deputies conducted an initial search but found no trace of her. Years later investigators revisited the case, interviewed witnesses again and used cadaver dogs on the property, but no new leads emerged.

Family members say they do not believe Marcia would have abandoned her children. Does anyone with memories of Bellingham in 1978 or information about the bank withdrawal have details that could help this still-open case?