Jahzeel Collazo-Rios was 18 when she was last seen in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on October 4, 1995. Of Hispanic and Caucasian descent, she had brown hair and brown eyes but often wore colored contact lenses to make them appear blue or hazel. The Grand Rapids Police Department has the case open, but her whereabouts remain unknown.

The disappearance is tied to a family tragedy. Jahzeel’s mother, Elba Rios, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Rafael Mulero Sr. Anonymous tips received after that killing claimed Mulero said he had also killed Jahzeel and disposed of her body where no one would find it; one witness said Mulero claimed to have put Jahzeel’s body in the basement of a former residence. Properties linked to Mulero were searched, but Jahzeel’s remains have never been found. Mulero denied involvement in Jahzeel’s disappearance and no one has been charged.

Are there readers who knew Jahzeel, saw her around Grand Rapids in 1995, or have information that could help this long-unsolved case?