Linda M. Adams was 15 when she vanished from Yakima, Washington. She was last seen on June 1, 1978, described as five feet tall, about 125 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Because she was a chronic runaway, her disappearance was not officially recorded as a missing person case until 2004, after the Green River Task Force requested a review of cold cases that fit their investigative profile.

The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office currently lists her as an endangered missing person. Over the years DNA samples from several family members have been entered into national databases so Linda could be identified if found. A possible link to Gary Ridgway was considered during the review, but no evidence has ever been found to confirm any connection.

If anyone knew Linda, her routines, friends, or where she spent time in 1978, please share what you remember with the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office.