Kristi Lynn Vorak was 13 when she vanished from her foster home in Tacoma, Washington, on October 31, 1982. She was last seen on the evening of Halloween; a possible but unconfirmed sighting at a Seattle bus depot that night was reported later. Kristi had brown hair, hazel eyes, was 5 feet 3 inches and about 110 pounds, and had a birth defect that made her left middle finger about an inch shorter than average. She was known to spend time on the streets in Tacoma and nearby areas but did not have a history of running away.

Investigators initially treated the case as a runaway, but no contact came and concern for her safety grew. In May 1993 Kristi’s name was added to a list of probable victims of Gary Ridgway because the timeframe and location matched other disappearances and killings between 1982 and 1984. Ridgway said he could not recall details about her, and no confession or remains have been tied to Kristi. The case remains active and unsolved.

If anyone knew Kristi, saw her in Tacoma or Seattle around late October 1982, or has information that could help, please share what is known.