Althea Dayle Blankinship, 23, and her young son Jeffrey were last seen on March 27, 1973, in Port Townsend, Washington. According to their roommate, Glenn Allan Bagley, he drove them to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and they were to fly via United Airlines to New York and then on to Greece to visit her parents. No records show either of them boarded flights that day, and they never reached Greece.

In 2002 a cousin found Althea’s passport in a relative’s home; it had no entries and no replacement passport was ever issued, making an international trip unlikely. Letters discovered by the cousin revealed Althea and Bagley had been romantically involved. Bagley became the primary suspect in the disappearances of Althea and Jeffrey and later in the 1976 disappearance of his ex-wife, Esther Gesler. He moved to the Philippines after Gesler vanished and died there in February 2016; authorities were never able to bring charges.

Foul play is strongly suspected but the case remains unresolved. Anyone who knew Althea, Jeffrey, their movements in March 1973, or Glenn Bagley’s activities is asked to come forward with information.