Elizabeth Walston Godwin was 77 when she disappeared from her Camden, North Carolina home during the night of May 22–23, 1988. She went to bed at about 9:30 p.m.; her daughter left after 11:00 p.m. to pick up her husband and the couple returned around 1:00 a.m. The next morning at about 10:00 a.m. the daughter found Elizabeth’s bedroom empty. A search of the house and checks with neighbors produced no sign of her.

At the time she vanished Elizabeth was described as a Black female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 110 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and eyeglasses. She may have been wearing a pink nightgown when last seen. There was reportedly no indication she planned to leave, and it is unclear whether personal items such as a purse or identification were missing. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office investigated but the case grew cold and remains open.

Does anyone remember seeing Elizabeth in Camden around May 23, 1988, or have information that could help explain how she might have left her home that night?