Sophia Zaman Tareq, 26, disappeared from Rochester, Minnesota, on September 17, 1999. She had come to the United States from Bangladesh in the mid-1990s with her husband Mohammed Tareq and their young son Mohammed Tahseen Taef. By 1999 the husband had returned to Bangladesh; Sophia and her son were staying with her sister Mary Zaman and brother-in-law Iqbal Ahmed.

On September 17, 1999, Sophia, Mary and Taef all disappeared. In November 1999 Mary and Taef were found decapitated in a ditch near Rochester, placed in garbage bags. Sophia’s body was never recovered, though authorities believe she was likely also murdered. Iqbal Ahmed became the prime suspect and left the country for Bangladesh before the bodies were discovered. He was later charged in 2000 but was not returned to the U.S. for trial. His later conviction and death in Bangladesh are separate developments.

What did anyone in Rochester see or hear around September 17, 1999 that might help establish where Sophia went after she vanished?