Althea Lanelle Rogers, 35, was last seen hitchhiking in the Georgetown, Texas, area on October 2, 1985. She is 5 feet 4 inches, about 100 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a hysterectomy scar. At disappearance she wore ragged jeans and may have been carrying an orange backpack and a handgun.

Shortly before she vanished she emptied her bank account and left a note at home reading Lanelle Rogers NO LONGER EXIST! She used several aliases, including Lanelle Rogers, Althea Thornton, and Althea Hankins, which could have complicated efforts to trace her. Authorities have treated the case as suspicious but despite decades of investigation no significant leads have emerged and her fate is unknown.

Anyone who knew Althea, recognized those aliases, or has information about her movements in October 1985 is asked to contact the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.