Lori Bova was 26 when she vanished from Lakewood, New York, after a June 1997 celebratory dinner. According to her husband’s statement to police, the couple returned to their apartment, argued, and in the early morning hours of June 8 Lori went for a walk and did not return. Her purse, identification, and money were left behind and there has been no activity on her bank account since.

Searches by multiple police agencies and the community covered land, air, and water. Investigators pursued many interviews and at one point examined a clump of human hair recovered from Chautauqua Lake, which was later determined not to be Lori’s. Her husband, Tyrone Bova, was treated as a person of interest and was reportedly uncooperative early in the probe; no charges were ever filed. Tyrone died in a 2018 car crash that also killed his second wife and a child.

The case remains an open missing person investigation and Lori’s family continues to seek answers. If anyone knew Lori, the places she frequented, or has information about that June night, please come forward.