Heather Lynn Higgins was 39 and a student at Eastern Washington University when she disappeared from Spokane’s lower South Hill on September 20, 2010. She had been hospitalized for a mental health episode tied to bipolar disorder and was moving into a new apartment; her previous unit had been burglarized while she was in hospital and the cash she'd saved for the move was taken. A probation condition for a prior DUI prevented her from driving that day, and she accepted a ride from an acquaintance, Robert G. Davis, who arrived in a blue minivan with wood paneling.

Heather left her apartment carrying her purse and a backpack or duffel bag to pawn jewelry and make up the stolen funds. When she did not return, her mother Jackie Forney discovered Heather’s cats, car, and personal belongings still at the apartment and found no activity on Heather’s phone or bank accounts. Davis later said he dropped Heather back at her apartment but admitted he never saw her go inside.

An unusual detail emerged when Davis reportedly pawned six rings the day after Heather vanished, including a distinctive ring belonging to Heather’s mother. That connection and other developments linked Davis to a separate homicide investigation. Does anyone in Spokane remember seeing Heather, her blue minivan, or those rings around September 20, 2010?