Lacey Buenfil was 25 and a mother of three when she vanished on December 27, 2011, in Altoona, Florida. That day she was traveling through the Ocala National Forest with an acquaintance, Terry Kenneth McDowell, when the truck became stuck in the sand on Railroad Grade Road. McDowell reported that Lacey left on foot to seek help and never returned.

Bloodhounds tracked her scent to U.S. 19 before the trail was lost, which led investigators to consider the possibility she got a ride. Her disappearance was out of character given the regular contact she kept with her children. McDowell, who died in 2013, was treated as a person of interest but never provided additional information about what happened. Extensive searches in the forest have not resolved the case.

Lacey was last seen wearing a pink t-shirt, blue jeans, and possibly sandals. Distinguishing features include pierced ears and tongue and scars on her abdomen and right thigh. Anyone with information about Lacey’s disappearance is asked to contact law enforcement.