Carlene Brown was 19 when she and a friend, 19-year-old Christy Gross, were last seen on July 4, 1974, in Rawlins, Wyoming after attending the Little Britches Rodeo. Their vehicle was later found abandoned, but reports differ on whether it was left at the fairgrounds or in Worland, over 200 miles away. Authorities at first considered the possibility the girls had left voluntarily, but concern for foul play grew as neither made contact.

In October 1983 Christy’s remains were found three miles south of Sinclair, Wyoming; she had been killed by blows to the head. Carlene’s whereabouts remain unknown. The disappearances occurred amid other troubling cases in the Rawlins area, including the death of 10-year-old Jayleen Banker and the disappearance of 14-year-old Deborah Meyer. Carnival worker Royal Russell Long has been named as a possible suspect in some of these cases but was never formally charged in connection with Carlene or Christy.

What information might help locate Carlene or explain how the pair came to be separated from their car?