Carlease Elizabeth Simms was 31 and living in an East Orange, New Jersey apartment when she disappeared on January 1, 1981. Described as a Black female with brownish-black hair, brown eyes, and glasses, she stood about 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 4 inches and weighed roughly 130 to 140 pounds. She sometimes used the last name Edwards.

An unknown person knocked on her door that day and an argument followed. After that dispute Carlease left her home with the unidentified individual and was never seen again. She was reportedly wearing a blue jacket. Her vehicle was recovered at some point after her disappearance; further details about the car and where it was found were not provided.

Very few leads emerged and the investigation remains open. Does anyone in East Orange from that time remember Carlease, the person who knocked, or the blue jacket she was wearing?