Stella Evon was 17 when she disappeared from Bethel, Alaska, on August 26, 1996. She was last seen leaving her sister’s apartment between about 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. after being dropped off there by a police officer around 4:30 a.m. Earlier that night she had returned home, been locked out, and walked to the Bethel Police Department for help when she could not wake her grandmother.

Stella is described as an American Indian/Alaska Native female, 4 feet 11 inches, about 100 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and double-pierced ears. She was wearing a brown leather jacket, a dark hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans at the time she vanished. The circumstances are described as suspicious and there has been no contact since that morning.

Authorities have kept the case open; investigators have noted she might have stayed in the Bethel area or traveled to Anchorage where she had friends, but no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly named. If anyone knew Stella, saw her that morning, or has information about her whereabouts, please come forward.