Cathy Cole Sampson, 39, disappeared from Paris, Texas, on August 27, 1985, after leaving home to pick up boxes from a local convenience store. She was preparing to move and had recently relocated from Dallas, where she lived with her 12-year-old daughter. Several hours after Cathy failed to return, her daughter called a family friend, who found Sampson’s purple 1985 Pontiac at a roadside park along U.S. 82.

Sampson’s purse, its contents, and valuable work equipment were inside the car and there were no signs of a struggle. She worked as a service technician for General Electric Medical Services and was described as a devoted mother, making a voluntary departure unlikely. Foul play is strongly suspected, but no solid leads have developed. Despite extensive investigations and the exclusion of several unidentified remains, the case remains unsolved.

Does anyone have information about Cathy’s last known movements in Paris or who might have seen her that day?