Catherine Ruth Malcolmson was 16 when she was last seen on August 13, 1985, in Stow, Massachusetts. She was riding her bicycle to a part-time supermarket job in nearby Hudson and was reported missing after she failed to arrive. Family members said she left her first paycheck behind and appeared in good spirits that day, and the case was initially treated as a possible runaway.

Two years later Catherine’s bicycle was found in a wooded area off Route 62, about a mile from her home; no other trace of her turned up and investigators then suspected foul play. There has been speculation about a link to 9-year-old Sarah Pryor’s disappearance two months later, and convicted offender John Robert Whirty was considered a prime suspect in both cases, but no definitive evidence has tied him to Catherine’s disappearance.

The case remains open and Catherine has never been located; her family held a memorial service in 1992. Anyone with information about Catherine, her activities on August 13, 1985, or the area around Route 62 is asked to come forward.