Terry Lynn Tersak, 33, was last seen in Asheville, North Carolina, on June 1, 2009. On that day she called a cousin in Garner and said she intended to drive about 250 miles east to visit her young son; neither she nor the child arrived and no confirmed sighting followed. Family and friends say Terry would not have voluntarily abandoned her autistic son.

Accounts of what happened after June 1 diverge. Her husband, Stefan Tersak, told investigators Terry left the next day with an unknown woman named Jen and that he was to pick her up on June 20 at an address he later said did not exist; he also reported their storage unit emptied and later said Terry briefly visited his new apartment in October 2009 before disappearing again. Those claims are uncorroborated and Stefan denies knowing more than he has said. Friends dispute his suggestion Terry was heavily involved in drugs, saying her use was limited to marijuana.

A missing persons report was not filed until May 2011. Investigators found no activity on her Social Security number, bank accounts, or driver’s license after her disappearance; the recently purchased vehicle she left behind was later traded in by her husband. The case remains unresolved and cold, with family members urging answers.

Did anyone in the Asheville area or along the route between Asheville and Garner see Terry or her vehicle in June 2009?