Charlene Ellen Stinson, a 40-year-old Black woman, disappeared from her home in Alameda, California in the winter of 2001. Her absence remained unexplained for more than two years until human remains were found July 25, 2003, along Interstate 80 in Washoe County, Nevada, near Reno. The remains could not be identified at the time and remained a Jane Doe for fifteen years.

In August 2018 forensic work confirmed the Jane Doe was Charlene Stinson. Authorities now treat her death as a homicide. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and investigators continue to seek answers about how she went from her Alameda residence to that stretch of interstate and who was responsible for her death.

If anyone knew Charlene, saw her in late 2001, or has information about travel along I-80 near Reno in mid-2003, please come forward with tips.