Hazel Rose Hess, 56, was last seen in the late evening of June 30, 1994, at her apartment in Moberly, Missouri, when one of her daughters, Angela, visited about 10:30 p.m. The next morning Angela returned for breakfast and found the front door ajar and Hazel missing. Hazel’s purse, car, and car keys were left behind, but her bedsheet and comforter were gone. Blood was discovered at the scene and the apartment showed signs consistent with a struggle, prompting investigators to treat the disappearance as suspicious.

Law enforcement has pursued more than a hundred leads over the years and questioned several people, including an upstairs neighbor, Larry Adams, whom Hazel had reportedly worried about; he was never charged. The family describes the likely scenario as an abduction, but the case remains unsolved and Hazel has not been located. If anyone knew Hazel, her routines, or who had access to that apartment in Moberly in 1994, please come forward with information.