Richelle Shelly Carvalho, a 33-year-old Pacific Islander woman, was last seen in Provo, Utah, on January 5, 2003. She was described as 5 feet 3 inches and about 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Few details about her last known movements have been made public; she vanished without a trace that winter day and was not reported missing immediately.

Her family reported her missing after repeated attempts to contact her failed while they were trying to tell her about her mother’s declining health. The Provo Police Department opened an investigation, but the passage of time has complicated efforts to find her. Both of her parents later died, her stepfather in 2014 and her mother in 2020, with Richelle still listed as a survivor in their obituaries.

The Provo Police Department continues to list the case as active and Richelle appears in national missing persons databases. Does anyone who knew Richelle or who was in Provo in January 2003 have information that could help resolve what happened?