Jennifer Mattes, 42, was last seen leaving a Brooklyn group home for the recovering mentally ill on March 3, 2011. A dependent adult with a history of mental illness, she had left the facility before but previously always made contact with family within a week and returned with their help; this time she did not. It is believed she had about $75 in cash when she left.

Jennifer is described as a white female with blue eyes and neck-length, naturally curly, prematurely gray hair, between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall and 125–135 pounds. She is near-sighted and needs silver-rimmed glasses; her eyelids can appear slightly puffy from allergies. When last seen she was likely wearing a black down coat with white trimming and jeans and may have had black Nike walking shoes, Timberland ankle-length hiking boots, or green Puma tennis shoes. She might also have been carrying a brown rough leather backpack and wearing a Timex digital watch.

Jennifer had a pattern of taking buses out of New York City to places such as St. Louis, Chicago, or Omaha, but had never before been gone this long without contact. The 90th Precinct initially handled the case before it was transferred to the New York City Missing Persons Detective, and there has been no sign of her since she walked away from the group home. If anyone has information about Jennifer’s movements before or after March 3, 2011, please come forward.