Herlinda Ann Soto, 43, was last seen July 2, 1993, in El Paso, Texas. A friend’s phone call around 11:00 p.m. on July 2 was the last confirmed contact. When her ex-husband Ulises Soto returned with their two young sons on July 5, he found signs of a violent struggle at her home: blood smeared across the garage floor and walls and a trail leading outside toward where her car was normally parked.

Herlinda’s 1989 Mercury Tracer was later located abandoned in an industrial area near the desert about four miles from her home; investigators reported blood in the trunk, raising concern her body may have been transported, but she has never been found. She worked as a health inspector and was an Army reservist who served in Operation Desert Storm. Her divorce with Ulises had been contentious and she had recently regained custody of the children.

Authorities believe foul play is likely and that more than one person may have been involved, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Did anyone in El Paso around July 1993 see Herlinda, her car, or anything suspicious near that industrial area?