Joey Lynn Offutt, 33, was last seen on July 6, 2007, in Sykesville, Pennsylvania. Her disappearance became entangled with a deliberately set fire that destroyed her home in the early morning hours of July 12, 2007. Neighbors reported a loud explosion; after the blaze was put out, investigators found the remains of Joey’s six-week-old son inside. Authorities determined the infant had died before the fire and that the fire was set with an accelerant.

Joey herself was not found among the charred remains. Her purse and identification were recovered at the house, but she and her red Saturn hatchback were missing. On July 15 the car turned up roughly 50 miles away at the Nittany Garden Apartments in State College, a location where she had formerly lived. Family members noted the vehicle was backed neatly into the space and the driver’s seat reclined, details they said did not match Joey’s usual driving.

Investigators and family consider foul play a strong possibility, and the scene has been described as staged to suggest Joey was responsible for the infant’s death and her own disappearance. What did neighbors or anyone near the Nittany Garden Apartments see around July 15 that might explain who parked that car or where Joey went?