Jan Marie Pattison, 38, disappeared from the small community of Greenland in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula after an evening out on August 26, 1993. She had met two acquaintances at the Rosseau Bar, went with them to their cabin, and left the cabin at about 10:30 p.m., reportedly to drive home. She was never seen or heard from again.

Her 1981 Ford Tempo was found a week later, on September 1, stuck just off a two-track trail near Vista Drive Road. Jan’s purse, keys and cigarettes were inside the car; her wallet and driver’s license remained at home. Searchers found a line of footprints coming out of a nearby creek that continued three to four miles along a logging trail before disappearing at a gravel road. The prints matched a women’s size 7 shoe similar to nurse’s shoes Jan often wore, but it was never definitively confirmed they were hers.

Investigators considered several possibilities: she became disoriented after the car got stuck, perhaps under the influence of alcohol and prescription medication; someone else drove the car to that remote spot and may have staged the scene; or foul play occurred. The two men she had been with were questioned and later cleared; both have since died. The investigation remains open and the family has no closure.

If anyone knew Jan, saw her car in late August 1993, or has information about the logging trails off Vista Drive Road, please come forward.