Pollyanne Jean Carter was 15 when she vanished from Graham, Washington, in the autumn of 1984. On October 29 she was at a friend’s house in the 6700 block of Mathias Road and phoned her family that evening to say she was on her way home. She never arrived and has not been seen or heard from since.

Pollyanne was described as 5 feet 5 inches, about 115 pounds, with sandy brown hair and blue eyes. She had a history of running away, which at first led to the possibility she left on her own, but weeks without contact and several unconfirmed sightings in downtown Tacoma raised growing concern and fears of foul play. Her sister has said Pollyanne may have become involved in sex work around the time she disappeared.

The investigation remains open with the Pierce County and King County Sheriff’s Offices and Pollyanne is classified as an endangered missing person. Does anyone with ties to Graham or Tacoma in 1984 remember seeing or hearing anything about Pollyanne around late October?