Alice Marie Reeves, 19, vanished after dropping her four-month-old daughter at a babysitter’s house in Mamou on May 25, 1967. She had been living on New Street in Ville Platte with her boyfriend, Joffrey Bertrand, and was headed to work at a local beauty shop; she never returned to collect the baby and was never seen again.

At the time she was trying to build a new life while training as a hairdresser. Friends and family describe her as devoted to the infant and say it would have been out of character to abandon her child. Alice had brown hair and brown eyes and a scar on her left foot. The original 1967 case report was lost, and for years details were unclear.

Foul play is strongly suspected. Bertrand, who had a criminal record and history of domestic violence, is considered the prime suspect; authorities believe he may have murdered Alice but he was never charged and is deceased. The investigation was later transferred to the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and remains active as family and law enforcement continue seeking answers.

If anyone knew Alice, her movements in Ville Platte or Mamou in 1967, or has information that could help locate her remains, please share what is known.