Mary Lang was 31 when she was last seen on October 21, 1983, in downtown Hays, Kansas. She had recently started work as a legal secretary and was running errands that afternoon; she was seen around 1:00 p.m. but never returned. Her maroon and gray 1977 Datsun was found that evening with the driver’s door slightly ajar and her purse and legal papers inside, yet no signs of struggle or other clues were apparent.

Five days later searchers found her coat under a bridge northwest of Hays with her car keys still in the pocket. Investigators followed many leads and interviewed hundreds of people, and skeletal remains found later in Kansas were tested but identified as another woman. Mary’s family had her declared legally dead seven years after she vanished.

A person of interest was Steven Carl Holdren, who was in the area at the time and had a violent history; he was never charged in Mary’s disappearance. Mary’s body has never been found and her case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Mary, saw her on October 21, 1983, or has information about that day, please share what is known.