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Penny Dawn Lease was 23 when she disappeared after a workout in Champaign, Illinois. On June 2, 1989, her father dropped her at the Omni Fitness Center on East Healey Street for a regular session. She wore gym clothes, carried a large duffel bag, and was reportedly seen leaving the center with a male companion—the last confirmed sighting of her.

Foul play is suspected. Investigators have considered a possible connection to suspected serial killer Larry DeWayne Hall, but the case produced few solid leads. Penny was declared legally dead in 1996, yet the Champaign and Urbana police departments list the disappearance as an open investigation. She is described as a white female, 5 feet 8 inches, about 150 pounds, with blonde wavy medium-length hair, long bangs, brown eyes, freckles, pierced ears and a four-inch scar on the inside of her upper right arm.

Does anyone who was in the Omni Fitness Center area on June 2, 1989, or who knew Penny then recall seeing her with a man that day?