On the evening of April 18, 1998, 28-year-old home health nurse Randi Mebruer was last seen in Zachary, Louisiana, with her four-year-old son, returning home on Saul Avenue about 7:00 p.m. The next morning the child was found alone outside and told neighbors his mother was lost. Neighbors entering the house found evidence of a violent struggle: blood on the floor, a pink plastic bag stained with her blood in the carport, and Randi’s contact lenses lying side-by-side in the hallway.

Investigators concluded she had been attacked in her bedroom, moved through the house, and taken from the property. Her ex-husband was initially a person of interest but was later cleared. In February 2004 DNA from Randi’s home was linked to Derrick Todd Lee, who became the primary suspect; later searches based on tips, including digging under a concrete slab at a house he once lived in, did not recover her remains. Randi is still listed as an endangered missing person and her body has never been found.

Did anyone in Zachary or the surrounding area have contact with Randi or notice anything unusual on April 18, 1998?