Shannon Eileen Staal, 36, was last seen at her home in Menifee Valley, Riverside County, on July 10, 1979. There's almost nothing public about the circumstances, and that makes the details we do have more important.

Her description reads like it came from medical records: healed fractures in her nose and right foot, scars on her left middle finger and between the toes of her right foot, a full dental plate, and a note that she had given birth. Details like that are exactly what get compared against unidentified remains, so her case should be checked against unidentified women found in California and neighboring states from 1979 on.

She may also have used the last name Hickey or Hickory. She was 5'2", about 125 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her child would be an adult now. Does anyone know whether her family ever gave DNA to NamUs?