Thirteen-year-old Heather Janelle Lewis was last seen in spring 2003 after being sent home from White Pine Middle School in Ely, Nevada, following a suspension for possession of cigarettes. She never arrived at her residence and has not been seen or heard from since. At the time she was five feet four inches tall, about 85 pounds, with red or auburn hair, hazel eyes, a small birthmark on her right hip and prominent ears. She was last seen wearing a green jacket, a brown t-shirt, brown corduroy pants and white shoes.

Investigators initially treated the disappearance as a runaway case; family cited difficulties with a stepmother and Heather’s wish to visit an older brother living in Oklahoma. An unconfirmed sighting in nearby McGill reported a girl matching her description talking about traveling to Las Vegas with other girls, but those people were never identified and no contact was ever made with her relatives in Oklahoma. The family says the file sat on a detective’s desk for two weeks while he was on vacation, a delay they view as significant.

No confirmed contact has occurred since 2003 and the case remains open. Does anyone remember seeing Heather around Ely or McGill in spring 2003, or have information about a possible trip toward Las Vegas?