Veronica Jill Blumhorst was 21 when she disappeared in Mendota, Illinois, in the predawn hours of September 20, 1990. She left work at the Super Value grocery store at about 1:07 a.m., drove four blocks toward her family home, and parked her blue Chevrolet Corsica in the detached garage. The garage door was closed and locked, but Veronica never made it into the house and did not return to family members who expected her that morning.

Her work smock, purse, driver’s license, keys and a rented video were missing. Police dogs tracked her scent from the garage to a nearby alley before the trail went cold. Her boyfriend of five months, Jeff Veverka, called the family that morning and later reported her missing; he told investigators he might have been involved in an argument that left her hurt, but his memory problems from a prior accident led authorities to treat his statements as unreliable and he has not been charged.

The investigation stalled over the years and the family has repeatedly pushed for answers. In April 2020 the FBI took over the case; the family has also used cadaver dogs and psychics without a breakthrough. Does anyone in Mendota or the surrounding area remember seeing Veronica or her blue Chevrolet Corsica around September 20, 1990?