Anne Lynnette Turner, known as Lynn, was 39 when she left her home on 13th Street in Newport News, Virginia, on the morning of June 23, 2008, and never returned. She was due to start a job as a cook in Williamsburg that day but didn’t show up. At the time she disappeared she wore a light blue shirt and denim capri-style jeans and may have had a Betty Boop handbag.

Anne was a cancer survivor who struggled with depression and had recently ended a twelve-year relationship. Family members say that relationship had been abusive and that Anne was hiding from her ex-boyfriend when she vanished. Police describe the case as a missing person investigation with suspicious circumstances; they say there is no direct evidence of foul play. A possible sighting of Anne with her ex-boyfriend at a Walmart in Franklin a few days after June 23 was never confirmed. There has been no activity on her financial accounts or records since she disappeared.

Anyone who knew Anne, knew where she spent time, or has information about that June 2008 period is asked to contact the Newport News Police Department.