Joan Renee Cook, 44, was last seen leaving her estranged husband’s home on Elderwood Road in Salem, Virginia late on January 24, 2010. She reportedly walked to a friend’s house nearby while staying at the former marital home that weekend to spend time with her seven-year-old daughter. Her husband, Mike Cook, told authorities she left on foot around 11:00 p.m. The last known contact came at 5:00 a.m. on January 25, when a text from her phone to the friend read I love you; cell data placed the phone near the third Salem exit on Interstate 81 southbound at that time.

Joan is described as 5 feet 6 inches, about 120 pounds, with brown curly shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. Distinguishing marks include a frog tattoo on her lower back, a floral bracelet tattoo on an ankle, and both pinky fingers bent inward at the last joint. She was last seen wearing a red sweater, blue jeans, a black jacket and Timberland shoes, carrying a green duffle, a beige toiletries bag and a purse. Joan was not reported missing until January 31, 2010. Investigators say foul play is suspected; there has been no activity on her phone or bank accounts since she disappeared and her boyfriend was ruled out as a suspect because he was out of town.

If anyone knew Joan, her routines, or was in the Salem area that night, can you share information that might help locate her?