Bettina Minnie Antone, known as Tina, was last seen in Redding, California, on March 29, 1980, at age 44. She had been living at the California Motel and was receiving treatment for alcoholism, depression, and schizophrenia. On April 1 she told a family member she planned a camping trip in the Clear Creek area with two male friends and mentioned hiking in Lassen Park, but her car, clothes, makeup, toothbrush and photos of her children and grandchildren were left behind at the motel.

Family members also found money and a note hidden inside one of her shoes at the motel. Bettina was described as 5 feet 3 inches, 120 pounds, with black hair, blue eyes, dentures, a mole on her left cheek, dimples on both cheeks and several distinctive scars; she may have been wearing dangling earrings when last seen. The Redding Police Department classifies her as a missing person and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Bettina’s habits, where she camped or hiked in spring 1980, or has information about that Clear Creek or Lassen Park trip, please come forward.