Consuelo Vannausdle, called Connie, vanished from her Lacey, Washington home in spring 1993 at age 31. Born in the Philippines and a U.S. citizen since 1987, she was a devoted mother of two and possibly pregnant with a third when she was last seen on April 25, 1993 (some records give May 1, 1993). Connie kept close contact with family in California and the Philippines, so her prolonged silence was out of character.

Her disappearance quickly drew suspicion. Her husband, Mark, never reported her missing and told investigators she had walked out or possibly taken her own life, a claim for which police found no evidence. The marriage was described as troubled; Connie’s mother witnessed at least one violent incident between the couple. Investigators noted Mark repainted and installed new carpeting in the home soon after Connie vanished and later named him a person of interest. A 2002 arrest of Mark for shooting a cab driver turned up a 1993 map and other items police considered suspicious. A coroner issued a death certificate in 2008 that listed homicidal violence as a possible cause.

No one has been charged and the case remains unsolved. Did anyone in Lacey or the surrounding area know Connie’s routines or see her around late April or early May 1993?