Santana Ivey was 21 when she was last seen on July 1, 2007, in Zanesville, Ohio, in the area of Luck and Muskingum Avenues. She was reported missing that day and remained unaccounted for despite searches. On October 28, 2007, her remains were found in a rural area of Perry County, Ohio, and investigators concluded she was the victim of a homicide.

The Zanesville Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation treated the case as an open, unsolved homicide with no arrests announced. Santana was known in her community as a kind, vibrant young woman who worked as a waitress and assistant manager; her death deeply affected family and friends.

Anyone with information about Santana’s disappearance, movements on or after July 1, 2007, or the discovery in Perry County is asked to come forward.