Misty Dawn Thompson was 14 when she disappeared from her foster home in Woodland, Washington, in late summer 1993. On August 19, 1993, she left the residence with a family friend and did not return. On August 24 she phoned her foster parents to say she was alright but did not give a location; that was the last known contact.

At the time she was 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a purple sweatshirt, white shorts, white socks and white shoes. The foster home was later described as troubled; its license was revoked amid complaints about inappropriate relationships involving residents, including an adult son-in-law who had spent time with Misty and left the home around the same time she disappeared. Some have speculated she may have left with him and been taken to Mexico, and the foster mother later said she received a 1997 phone call from a U.S. Government official in Mexico claiming Misty had died, a claim that was never confirmed.

The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office lists the case as open and many agencies classify Misty as an endangered runaway. Does anyone have information about Misty’s last known movements or about the man who left the foster home in August 1993?