Ramona Irene Price was 7 when she disappeared from Santa Barbara, California, on September 2, 1961. Her family was moving that day; Ramona told her father she planned to walk to their new house in Goleta, about seven miles away, and left without anyone realizing. A scent trail was followed nearly two miles along Modoc Road before it was lost near construction on Highway 101.

Several witnesses reported seeing her walking; two brothers who spoke with her were later cleared. One witness said Ramona got into a faded blue Plymouth driven by a man described as 30 to 40 years old with dark hair and a receding hairline. Despite an extensive search, no further trace was found and her body has never been located.

Years later investigators looked at convicted killer Mack Ray Edwards, who worked on freeway construction and confessed to killing several children; authorities think some victims were buried near construction sites. A 2011 search along Highway 101 did not recover remains. The Santa Barbara Police Department remains the lead agency and Ramona’s older sister continues to seek answers.

If anyone has memories of that area or the day Ramona vanished, can you share what you know?