On the afternoon of Sunday, October 2, 1994, 23-year-old Lisa Ann Schmidt left her home on North 2nd Street in Harrison, New Jersey, saying she was walking to the K-Mart in nearby Kearny to make a layaway payment. She told her mother, who was caring for Lisa’s 3-and-a-half-year-old son, and left with only a small change purse containing her photo ID and just enough money for the payment. Surveillance from the K-Mart later showed she never arrived.

Lisa was wearing blue jeans, a black shirt, black suede fringe boots and a yellow gold crucifix on a gold chain, plus several rings including a silver-toned happy face ring. Her family noted it was unusual she left without a jacket; $600 was left in her dresser drawer and no other personal belongings were taken. Searches, interviews and cadaver dogs produced no significant leads and the case went cold.

Described as a white female with brown hair with auburn highlights, brown eyes, standing 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches and weighing about 110 to 120 pounds, Lisa’s disappearance remains unresolved. The Harrison Police Department and the FBI’s Newark Field Office have been involved. If anyone remembers seeing Lisa that afternoon or has information about her whereabouts, contact the Harrison Police Department.