Velita Gambrell, 35, was last seen in the late afternoon of September 16, 1998, on Livingston Street in the Bronx. Witnesses placed her there at about 4:00 PM; for reasons that remain unclear she did not return and has not been heard from since. She is described as a Black woman, about four feet eleven inches tall, weighing around 100 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, pierced ears and noticeably large upper front teeth. She sometimes wore glasses or contact lenses.

The case has produced very little detail or confirmed leads over the decades. Her family’s ongoing uncertainty was underscored in 2016 when an obituary for her mother referred to Velita as having predeceased her. The disappearance remains unresolved and open with scant timeline or explanatory facts available.

If anyone knew Velita, saw her on Livingston Street that afternoon, or has information about her whereabouts, please come forward and share what you know.