Kathryn Elizabeth Collins, 23, was last seen in Port Lavaca, Texas, on the morning of April 1, 1981. She left her young son with her boyfriend’s parents to run errands, including grocery shopping and a doctor’s appointment. Her brown 1974 Chevrolet Caprice suffered a flat tire near a restaurant by the causeway; witnesses saw a light-colored van nearby and Collins was last seen with the driver, apparently getting help for the tire. Her car was later found abandoned with the flat still intact and no sign of her.

Investigators have long treated the disappearance as suspicious because it was out of character for her to vanish without contact. Collins had recently moved to the area from Blessing, Texas, and was carrying a significant amount of cash when she disappeared. There was speculation about a possible link to the 1978 disappearance of Wanda Priddy; a man known to both women was questioned but no direct evidence tied him to either case and he died in 1991. The case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in Port Lavaca or Blessing have contact with Kathryn in the days before April 1, 1981, or remember seeing a light-colored van near the causeway that morning?