Marilyn J. Roberts, 33, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was last seen on March 31, 1988. At the time she was living in New Bedford and had tattoos and needle marks on her arms, details noted in reports that point to struggles with substance abuse. Her family initially thought she had moved to the West Coast to live with relatives but later learned she had stayed in the New Bedford area; she was not reported missing until June 1988.

Investigators believe Marilyn’s disappearance may be connected to the unidentified New Bedford Highway Killer, an alleged serial offender linked to the deaths of nine women whose bodies were discovered along highways in the New Bedford area between 1988 and 1989. Those victims shared similar backgrounds involving drug addiction and prostitution. Marilyn’s remains have never been found and her case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in New Bedford in 1988 know Marilyn’s routines, associates, or places she frequented that might help explain what happened to her?